Key result
An 80-year-old female with acute anterior wall myocardial infarction developed a large right ventricular thrombus leading to fatal acute pulmonary embolism despite rapid anticoagulant therapy.
Why the study?
Co-occurrence of acute myocardial infarction and pulmonary embolism originating from a right ventricular thrombus is very rare.
Population
An 86-year-old female on dialysis with acute myocardial infarction
Design
Case report
Authors
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Highlights rare fatal RV thrombus in elderly dialysis AMI; leaves open optimal antithrombotic strategies.
Case Report (n=1)
This case highlights a rare presentation of acute myocardial infarction complicated by acute pulmonary embolism originating from a right ventricular thrombus.
Ochiai et al. (2022) conducted a case report in Acute myocardial infarction complicated with acute pulmonary embolism (n=1). Coronary angiography and stenting was evaluated. An 80-year-old female with acute anterior wall myocardial infarction developed a large right ventricular thrombus leading to fatal acute pulmonary embolism despite rapid anticoagulant therapy.
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