Embolic Myocardial Infarction as a Consequence of Atrial Fibrillation: A Prevailing Disease of the Future.

@article{Kolodgie2015EmbolicMI,
  title={Embolic Myocardial Infarction as a Consequence of Atrial Fibrillation: A Prevailing Disease of the Future.},
  author={Frank D. Kolodgie and Renu Virmani and Aloke V. Finn and Maria E. Romero},
  journal={Circulation},
  year={2015},
  volume={132 4},
  pages={
          223-6
        },
  url={https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:7254931}
}
Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is a major cause of death and disability worldwide. When spontaneous AMI occurs, there is a >90% chance that the underlying etiology is primarily due to coronary… 
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