We report a case of myocardial infarction due to occlusion of the left anterior descending artery seen on a routine chest CT performed in order to exclude aortic dissection. This underscores the need for the radiologist to look at the heart and coronary arteries on each thoracic CT-scan, even if acquired without EKG-gating.
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