A 28-year-old man presented with heavy chest pain that had lasted for 4 hours. Previously, he had been healthy, and he had no risk factors for coronary artery disease. Physical examination was unremarkable. The ECG showed an anterior myocardial infarction. Recombinant tissue plasminogen activator, heparin, and aspirin were administered, and the patient was referred to our center for emergency coronary angiography. A large intraluminal filling defect was observed in the left anterior descending artery (LAD) (Figures
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Bauters et al. (2002) studied this question.