Concomitant Anterior and Inferior Myocardial Infarctions

Kanber Ocal Karabay; Abdulmelik Yildiz; Fusun Behramoglu; Vedat Aytekin

doi:10.1055/s-0033-1353242

International Journal of Angiology, Table of Contents

Int J Angiol 2015; 24(01): 59-62
DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1353242

Case Report

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Concomitant Anterior and Inferior Myocardial Infarctions

Kanber Ocal Karabay

¹Department of Cardiology, Istanbul Bilim University, Istanbul, Turkey

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Abdulmelik Yildiz

²Department of Cardiology, Bahcelievler Medical Park Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey

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Fusun Behramoglu

³Department of Cardiology, Sisli Etfal Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey

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Vedat Aytekin

⁴Department of Cardiology, Sisli Florence Nightingale Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey

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Abstract

Acute multicoronary occlusion is an extremely rare clinical and angiographic finding. Prompt diagnosis and treatment are extremely important. Herein, we present a 38-year-old man suffering from concomitant anterior and inferior myocardial infarctions due to simultaneous total occlusion of both the left anterior descending and right coronary arteries.

Keywords

myocardial infarction - stent - angioplasty

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