CORONARY EMBOLUS WITH MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION AND RUPTURE
Authors: A P GELPI, N ENDE
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1959)

Case Reports1 February 1959CORONARY EMBOLUS WITH MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION AND RUPTUREARMAND P. GELPI, M.D., NORMAN ENDE, M.D.ARMAND P. GELPI, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, NORMAN ENDE, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-50-2-511 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptCoronary occlusion due to embolic phenomena is a relatively rare occurrence. Two recent excellent reviews1, 2 have covered the subject of coronary embolism in great detail, and it is not the purpose of this paper to duplicate such a survey of the literature. Recently we encountered a case of coronary embolism which resulted in a small myocardial infarction and a perforation of the left ventricle. These unusual complications, along with other interesting features of the case, serve as the basis for this report.In a perusal of the literature for a similar case we encountered a publication by Bopp in...Bibliography1. ShraderBawellMoragues ELMBV: Coronary embolism, Circulation 14: 6, 1956. Google Scholar2. Brunson JG: Coronary embolism in bacterial endocarditis, Am. J. Path. 29: 689, 1953. MedlineGoogle Scholar3. Bopp WF: Report of a case of coronary embolism with rupture of the heart, New York State J. Med. 26: 977, 1926. Google Scholar4. Saphir O: Coronary embolism, Am. Heart J. 8: 312, 1933. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. SloanBargenGage WPJARP: Life histories of patients with ulcerative colitis: a review of two thousand cases, Gastroenterology 16: 25, 1950. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar6. Hamman L: Coronary embolism, Am. Heart J. 21: 401, 1941. CrossrefGoogle Scholar7. DowlingLepperCaldwellSpies HFMERHW: Staphylococcic endocarditis: an analysis of twenty-five cases treated with antibiotics, together with a review of the recent literature, Medicine 31: 155, 1952. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar8. LevinsonGriffithPearson DCGCHE: Increasing bacterial resistance to the antibiotics, Circulation 2: 668, 1950. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar9. DaltonWilliamsAtkins JCBL: Staphylococcal endocarditis after mitral valvulotomy, New England J. Med. 254: 205, 1956. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar10. PantingEpsteinBolomey NMAAA: Acute bacterial endocarditis following mitral valvuloplasty, Am. Heart J. 49: 455, 1955. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: *Received for publication June 24, 1957.From the Medical and Laboratory Services, Veterans Administration Hospital, Fresno, California.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Armand P. Gelpi, M.D., Veterans Administration Hospital, Forty-second and Clement Streets, San Francisco, California. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 1 February 1959Volume 50, Issue 2Page: 511-519KeywordsColitisColonDiarrheaInfarctionLeft ventricleMyocardial infarctionResearch laboratoriesStaphylococcal infectionStaphylococcus aureusUlcerative colitis ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 February 1959 PDF downloadLoading ...