[Acute myocardial infarction following persistent atrial fibrillation. Consequence, common etiology or a case?].

Recenti Prog Med

Unità Operativa di Cardiologia, Ospedale S. Maria Bianca, Mirandola, Modena.

Published: March 2010

We describe the case of a patient with persistent atrial fibrillation who subsequently developed an acute myocardial infarction. We discuss the hypothetical reasons that can explain the correlation between the two events: coronary embolism, inflammation, endothelial dysfunction.

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