Successful embolectomy for an acute mesenteric ischemia following acute myocardial infarction in a patient with chronic atrial fibrillation

Abstract

Acute mesenteric ischemia (AMI) is a rare vascular disorder that carries a fatal prognosis. Common risk factors for superior mesenteric artery embolism include arrhythmia and myocardial infarction that was both associated in our patient. Early diagnosis and aggressive therapy can prevent bowel infarction and improve survival rates and thus outcomes since it carries a fatal prognosis. We report a case of AMI in a 79-year-old woman with a history of chronic atrial fibrillation and following recent myocardial infarction.

Keywords

• Acute mesenteric ischemia
• early diagnosis
• embolectomy