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Ascending aortic thrombus causes acute inferior MI in a young woman.
Highlights an unusual etiology of acute inferior myocardial infarction involving a thrombus in the ascending aorta in a young woman.
Aortic thrombus merits consideration in atypical young MI; single case leaves open prevalence and optimal evaluation.
A young woman is described with acute inferior myocardial infarction due to a thrombus in the ascending aorta. The aetiology, the role of risk factors, the diagnostic value of transoesophageal echocardiography and angiography, and therapy, are discussed.
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Dik et al. (1993) studied this question. A thrombus in the ascending aorta was identified as the cause of an acute inferior myocardial infarction in a young woman.
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