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Introduction Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is a common presentation in patients, mainly caused by plaque rupture or erosion; however, it is rarely caused by thromboembolism. The incidence of AMI secondary to thromboembolism is 2.9%.1 Several cases of arterial thrombosis resulting in AMI have been reported; however, multiple thrombi affecting all three coronary arteries are rare.2,3 We present a case of malignancy-induced thromboembolism resulting in global ST-elevation myocardial infarction and complete heart block. Case presentation A woman in her mid-80s presented to a specialist eye hospital with right eye visual loss in the morning, a