Key result
Atrial flutter linked to ACS driven by nonatherosclerotic thromboembolism in a 65-year-old female.
Case Report (n=1)
This case highlights atrial flutter as a potential cause of nonatherosclerotic coronary thromboembolism leading to acute coronary syndrome.
May alert clinicians to atrial flutter as a rare thromboembolic ACS trigger; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation.
Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is a term used to describe a spectrum of diseases associated with sudden reduced blood flow to the heart. Coronary artery thromboembolism is recognized as an important nonatherosclerotic cause of acute myocardial infarctions in 2.9% of ACS cases, with a long-term outcome indicating that coronary embolism patients represent a high-risk subpopulation. There are various risk factors for developing a coronary thromboembolism, with atrial fibrillation being the most frequently reported cause. Herein, we are presenting a case of a 65-year-old female patient who presented to the emergency department with sudden-onset pressure-like chest pain diagnosed as ACS due to nonatherosclerotic thromboembolism secondary to atrial flutter.
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Zakaria et al. (2018) conducted a case report in Acute coronary syndrome (n=1). Atrial flutter was evaluated on Acute coronary syndrome due to nonatherosclerotic thromboembolism. A 65-year-old female patient developed acute coronary syndrome due to nonatherosclerotic thromboembolism secondary to atrial flutter.
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