Year: 2000
Type: article
Abstract: irtually all regional acute myocardial infarcts are caused by thrombosis developing on a culprit coronary atherosclerotic plaque.The very rare exceptions to this are spontaneous coronary artery dissection, coronary arteritis, coronary emboli, coronary spasm, and compression by myocardial bridges.Thrombosis is also the major initiating factor in unstable angina, particularly when rest pain is recent and increasing in severity.Necropsy studies suggest that a new thrombotic coronary event underlies 50-70% of sudden deaths caused by ischaemic heart disease.
Source: Heart
Author: Michael J Davies
Institutions: St George's Hospital, St George's, University of London
Language: English
Subfield: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2163500448