Pulmonary arteriovenous fistula as a possible cause for myocardial infarction

Although the most common cause for coronary embolism is atrial fibrillation, we should take other conditions into consideration that, despite their low frequency of occurrence, need to be discarded to be able to establish a definitive treatment. Arteriovenous malformations like the case presented he...

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Published inREC, Interventional cardiology (Internet. English ed.) Vol. 2; no. 3; pp. 224 - 225
Main Authors Cruz Valero, Inés María, Carranza Pinel, Antonio, Caballero Borrego, Juan, Soto Blanco, José Manuel, Moral Martín, Raimundo García Del
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Permanyer 01.07.2020
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Summary:Although the most common cause for coronary embolism is atrial fibrillation, we should take other conditions into consideration that, despite their low frequency of occurrence, need to be discarded to be able to establish a definitive treatment. Arteriovenous malformations like the case presented here are some of these conditions. A 36-year-old woman with Rendu-Osler-Weber syndrome and recurrent and spontaneous epistaxis as the only personal medical history presented to the ER with oppression in her middle chest and pain radiating towards her left upper limb and back with concomitant vegetative symptoms. The electrocardiogram confirmed the presence of a subepicardial lesion in leads V2-V3 with high-sensitive troponin peak values of 9148 pg/mL.
ISSN:2604-7322
2604-7322
DOI:10.24875/RECICE.M19000095