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ArticleEuropean heart journal. Case reports2026

Septic coronary embolism presenting as anterior STEMI: a stentless PCI strategy guided by clinical inconsistency and pathological confirmation-case report.

Noriaki Iwahashi, Reiko Tanaka, Satoshi Fujii, Keiji Uchida, Kiyoshi Hibi

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Article in European heart journal. Case reports, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Noriaki IwahashiDivision of Cardiology, Yokohama City University Medical Center, 4-57 Urafune-cho, Minami-ku, Yokohama 232-0024, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4810-3570
Reiko TanakaDivision of Cardiology, Yokohama City University Medical Center, 4-57 Urafune-cho, Minami-ku, Yokohama 232-0024, Japan.
Satoshi FujiiDepartment of Molecular Pathology, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-11 Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama 236-0006, Japan.
Keiji UchidaCardiovascular Center, Yokohama City University Medical Center, 4-57 Urafune-cho, Minami-ku, Yokohama 232-0024, Japan.
Kiyoshi HibiDepartment of Cardiology, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-11 Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama 236-0006, Japan.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Septic coronary embolism is an uncommon cause of acute myocardial infarction and may mimic atherosclerotic occlusion. Early distinction between these mechanisms is essential because routine stent implantation may be hazardous in bacteremic conditions. Case summary: A 48-year-old man presented with an anterior ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction with high fever. Coronary angiography revealed abrupt mid-left anterior descending artery occlusion with a smooth vessel contour (

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Acute myocardial infarctionAortic regurgitationCase reportInfective endocarditisIntravascular ultrasoundSeptic coronary embolism

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PMCPMC13042237

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