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. 2020 May 20:5:e45-e48.

doi: 10.5114/amsad.2020.95381. eCollection 2020.

Acute myocardial infarction with left main thromboses in a young amphetamine addict

Kitigon Vichairuangthum¹

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PMID: 32529105
PMCID: PMC7277463
DOI: 10.5114/amsad.2020.95381

Acute myocardial infarction with left main thromboses in a young amphetamine addict

Kitigon Vichairuangthum. Arch Med Sci Atheroscler Dis. 2020.

. 2020 May 20:5:e45-e48.

doi: 10.5114/amsad.2020.95381. eCollection 2020.

Author

Kitigon Vichairuangthum¹

Affiliation

¹ Division of Cardiology, Phatthalung-Thonburi Hospital Heart Centre, Phatthalung, Thailand.

PMID: 32529105
PMCID: PMC7277463
DOI: 10.5114/amsad.2020.95381

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The author declares no conflict of interest.

Figures

Figure 1
Initial coronary angiogram of left coronary artery (left caudal view)

Figure 2
Initial coronary angiogram of right coronary artery (left caudal view)

Figure 3
Residual clot at left main-left circumflex artery after clot was aspirated (right caudal view)

Figure 4
Angiogram before stent implantation (right cranial view)

Figure 5
Good thrombolysis in myocardial infarction flow all branches after stenting (left caudal view)

Figure 6
Good thrombolysis in myocardial infarction flow all branches after stenting (left cranial view)

Figure 7
Clots retrieved from coronary artery

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