Kraus P A, Lipman J
Department of Anaesthesia, J. G. Strijdom Hospital, Republic of South Africa.
Intensive Care Med. 1990;16(3):215-6. doi: 10.1007/BF01724807.
Two cases of myocardial infarction due to coronary embolism arising from bacterial endocarditis are reported. The importance of this condition in the differential diagnosis of myocardial infarction from non-atheromatous coronary artery disease is highlighted and the literature on the subject is reviewed.