Paradoxical Embolism in a Patient with Aortic Valve Endocarditis: A Case Report.

This report describes a case of aortic valve endocarditis with systemic and paradoxical pulmonary embolism in a patient with congenital interventricular communication. The patient underwent cardiac surgery and did not have a favorable outcome, presenting refractory cardiogenic shock and subsequently dying while in the hospital. This is an extremely rare case of paradoxical embolism in a patient with infective endocarditis; only four similar cases have been reported in the literature.

Coronary Artery Fistula Causing Acute Myocardial Infarction and Right Ventricle Thrombus.

Coronary artery fistula (CAF) is a rare congenital anomaly, which is most commonly asymptomatic. In symptomatic cases, aneurysms can occur with complications of thromboembolic events. This report describes a rare case of CAF presenting with complications of inferior acute myocardial infarction and thrombus formation in the right ventricle.