Atypical STEMI in the Young
Tomoyuki Ishinaga, Naoko Ikeda · 2026
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Tomoyuki Ishinaga and Naoko Ikeda wrote a 2026 editorial on a heart attack case with a rare cause in a young patient. Most such attacks stem from a burst fat plaque in a heart artery. In the case they discuss, a free clot in the upper aorta sat by the mouth of the right heart artery and blocked it in full.
Scans and artery dye tests together placed the clot and ruled out a torn aorta, which it can mimic. The patient was young, with no aorta disease and no clot-prone state found. Surgeons acted fast, both to restore flow and to stop the clot from flying off to other organs. No guide rules exist for this cause, the team notes. Care must be fit to each case.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Tomoyuki Ishinaga, Naoko Ikeda |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 5 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |