Left main coronary embolization after direct current cardioversion for persistent atrial flutter in the absence of detectable intracardiac thrombi

JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2015 Feb;8(2):e17-e18. doi: 10.1016/j.jcin.2014.09.015.

Authors

Daniel Garcia¹, Mohammad Ansari², Jaffid S Majjul³, Elman M Urbina⁴, Alexandre C Ferreira², Cesar E Mendoza²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Internal Medicine, University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, Florida. Electronic address: dgarcia21@med.miami.edu.
² Division of Cardiology, Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, Florida.
³ NSLIJ/Hofstra North Shore-Long Island Jewish School of Medicine, New York, New York.
⁴ William J. Harrington Latin American Program, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida.

PMID: 25700762
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2014.09.015

No abstract available

Keywords: STEMI; coronary thrombus; transesophageal echocardiogram.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Atrial Flutter / therapy*
Coronary Angiography
Coronary Thrombosis / diagnostic imaging
Coronary Thrombosis / etiology*
Coronary Thrombosis / surgery
Echocardiography, Transesophageal
Electric Countershock / adverse effects*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Thrombectomy