Successful medical management of a huge left main thrombus with bilateral coronary embolization

J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown). 2011 Nov;12(11):806-7. doi: 10.2459/JCM.0b013e32834cadf6.

Abstract

We report the case of a patient with a huge nonocclusive left main thrombus without underlying angiographic coronary lesion associated with bilateral coronary embolization, which was successfully and exclusively medically treated.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Cardiovascular Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Coronary Angiography
  • Coronary Thrombosis / complications
  • Coronary Thrombosis / diagnosis
  • Coronary Thrombosis / drug therapy*
  • Electrocardiography
  • Embolism / diagnosis
  • Embolism / drug therapy*
  • Embolism / etiology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Cardiovascular Agents