Uncommon etiologies of atrial fibrillation
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An uncommon complication of atrial fibrillation
Coronary embolism is a well-recognized cause of myocardial infarction. It is often under diagnosed and cardiologists need to be vigilant for this diagnosis. A 77-year-old man presented with chest pain with an ECG showing a new diagnosis of atrial fibrillation. Owing to ongoing chest pain coronary angiography was performed and revealed an acute occlusion of the left circumflex artery with corona...
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Cardiology
سال: 1996
ISSN: 0160-9289,1932-8737
DOI: 10.1002/clc.4960190614