Coronary Embolism: A Systematic Review

Embolic ST-elevation Myocardial Infarction from Candida Endocarditis

“…Acute coronary syndromes in patients with infective endocarditis are associated with a higher incidence of heart failure, cardiogenic shock, complete atrioventricular block, and mortality [3]. The case described in this report depicts the importance of early intervention, especially with fungal endocarditis.…”

“…Coronary embolism (CE) accounts for 2.9% of acute coronary syndrome and 4% of CEs are due to infective endocarditis [6]. In several studies, the left anterior descending (LAD) artery was reported to be the most commonly affected vessel and the majority of embolic myocardial infarctions occur in the setting of aortic valve endocarditis as compared to the mitral valve [3,5]. However, in another study, the incidence of the embolic acute coronary syndrome was similar in the right coronary artery and left circumflex and left anterior descending artery territories.…”

An unusual case of infective endocarditis with acute limb ischemia and cardiac embolism

“…Our patient had a left circumflex artery embolism that was treated with aspiration thrombectomy. According to a systematic review of 147 documented cases of coronary embolism, the author advocated for aspiration thrombectomy as the best treatment option for coronary embolism [ 8 ]. Despite having a coronary embolism, our patient did not exhibit any symptoms of cardiac ischemia, such as chest pain or shortness of breath.…”

Acute myocardial infarction caused by tumor embolus originating from upper tract urothelial carcinoma: a case report

“…Coronary tumor emboli, especially malignant tumor emboli, are very rare. Of the 147 patients with coronary embolism, two patients (1.4%) had malignancy as the etiology for coronary embolism [3]. In patients with malignant coronary tumor embolism, lung carcinoma was the most common source of tumor embolus because lung carcinoma can directly invade the pulmonary vein and left atrium [1].…”