2018
DOI: 10.7759/cureus.2325
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Myocardial Infarction in a Young Cocaine User with Atrial Myxoma: What is the Central Cause?

Abstract: The differential diagnosis of myocardial infarction in patients with a number of potential causes can be challenging, especially when there is no angiographic evidence of coronary obstruction. We describe a case of extensive anterior ST-elevation myocardial infarction in a young male smoker who had a left atrial myxoma and a history of cocaine use 10 hours before the event. Clinical reasoning during a myocardial infarction investigation should be oriented by the probability of the causal relationship between t… Show more

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