Paradoxical embolism causing fatal myocardial infarction in a newborn infant.
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چکیده
A neonate who presented with circulatory collapse was found to have myocardial infarction caused by thrombotic occlusion of the left main coronary artery. At autopsy, a thrombus was found in the ductus venosus making paradoxical embolism through the foramen ovale the most likely mechanism of coronary occlusion.
منابع مشابه
Fatal paradoxical coronary embolism.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Archives of disease in childhood. Fetal and neonatal edition
دوره 85 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2001