coronary artery thrombosis
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Etiology
- coronary artery disease
- vasculitis
- coronary artery aneurysm
- Kawasaki disease in children & young adults
- coronary artery aneurysm
- vasculitis
- coronary stent
Complications
- atherosclerotic plaque rupture leads to coronary artery thrombosis resulting in myocardial infarction & sudden cardiac death
- coronary artery aneurysm can also lead to coronary artery thrombosis
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References
- ↑ Finn AV et al Concept of vulnerable/unstable plaque. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2010 Jul;30(7):1282-92. PMID: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20554950
- ↑ Holmes DR et al Stent thrombosis. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2010 Oct 19;56(17):1357-65. PMID: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20946992