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18 December 2024 : Case report  China

Recurrent Acute Myocardial Infarction in a Patient with Severe Coronary Artery Ectasia Followed Up for 10 Years: Implications of Anticoagulant Therapy

Unusual clinical course, Challenging differential diagnosis, Unusual or unexpected effect of treatment, Diagnostic / therapeutic accidents, Unexpected drug reaction, Clinical situation which can not be reproduced for ethical reasons

Min Liang ORCID logo CDEF 1, Peiwei Sun BF 1, Yongle Li AE 1*

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.945666

Am J Case Rep 2024; 25:e945666

Figure 2. Coronary angiography for first hospitalizations. (A–C) Ectasia of LM, and ectasia and total thrombotic occlusion of the LCX, with normal left anterior descending artery. (D) Normal right coronary artery. (E, F) Angiographic images after several attempted thrombus aspirations. (G, H) The second coronary angiography images, taken 15 days after admission, showing an obstructive filling defect in the distal portion of the LCX. LCX – left circumflex artery; LM – left main artery.

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American Journal of Case Reports eISSN: 1941-5923
American Journal of Case Reports eISSN: 1941-5923