- 著者
- Hidesato Fujito Yuki Saito Haruna Nishimaki Yusuke Hori Yasunari Ebuchi Hiroyuki Hao Yasuo Okumura
- 出版者
- International Heart Journal Association
- 雑誌
- International Heart Journal (ISSN:13492365)
- 巻号頁・発行日
- vol.62, no.2, pp.432-436, 2021-03-30 (Released:2021-03-30)
- 参考文献数
- 18
Embolic myocardial infarction (MI) caused by infective endocarditis (IE) is rare, but it is increasingly recognized as an important complication. This complication typically occurs in patients with aortic valve endocarditis during the acute phase of the infection. It is also known to have a high mortality rate; however, the best practice for its management is unclear owing to scarce available data. In addition, most cases of embolic acute MI (AMI) caused by IE are indirectly diagnosed with a combination of angiographic examination such as coronary angiography or cardiac computed tomography. Herein, we report a case of fatal embolic ST-elevation MI (STEMI) caused by mitral valve IE during the healed phase, which was clearly proven by the pathology findings.