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Infective endocarditis is a bacterial or fungal infection of the heart valves or endocardial surface, and it frequently forms vegetation and can lead to systemic embolism. Dislodged vegetation rarely results in coronary artery embolism (CAE) and subsequent acute myocardial infarction. A 43-year-old male patient was emergently brought to our hospital for suspected acute myocardial infarction. Coronary angiography was performed and it showed embolism in the left circumflex artery. Thrombus aspiration was performed during coronary angiography. Echocardiography showed formation of vegetation in the posterior leaflet of the mitral valve and multiple blood cultures showed . Infective endocarditis was diagnosed. Three weeks later, debridement of subacute bacterial endocarditis, mitral valve replacement, and tricuspid valvuloplasty were successfully conducted. Our findings suggest that CAE should be considered in the differential diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction. Aspiration of coronary embolus during coronary angiography followed by surgical intervention of diseased heart valves is a plausible strategy for managing CAE in infective endocarditis.
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