ABSTRACT

Coronary artery septic embolization resulting in cardioembolic myocardial infarction is a rare complication of infective endocarditis. Diagnosis requires a combination of high clinical suspicion, echocardiography, coronary angiography and cultures of peripheral blood and/or embolic material. Optimal therapy is unknown. We present a case of ST segment elevation myocardial infarction resulting from coronary artery septic embolization.

Keywords: Infective endocarditis Vegetation Myocardial infarction