If an embolus lodges in a coronary artery, it may cause ____. 

A. a stroke
B. pulmonary embolism
C. high blood pressure
D. pericarditis
E. myocardial infarction


E. myocardial infarction
If an embolus lodges in a coronary artery, it may disrupt the flow of blood (and therefore oxygen) to the heart muscle, leading to tissue death and myocardial infarction.

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