Acute nonatherosclerotic coronary thromboembolism presenting with an
inferior STEMI in a patient on oral contraception; A Case Report
Abstract
Direct coronary embolism in the setting of oral contraceptive pills
(OCP) use is a rare adverse effect. It is known for OCP to increase the
risk of thrombosis, however leading to an inferior ST elevated
myocardial infarction (STEMI) due to an acute occlusive embolism is a
rare entity.