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Myocardial Infarction and Functional Outcome Assessment in Pigs
Published on: April 25, 2014
Myocardial infarction in a low risk patient with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia
Marianna Janion1, Halina Brzyzkiewicz, Marcin Siuda
1Swietokrzyskie Cardiology Centre, Regional District Hospital Department of Cardiology, Kielce, Poland.
Abstract:
We describe the case of a 57 year-old woman with NSTE ACS, a history of recurrent and prolonged epistaxis, and low prior cardiovascular risk. Additional findings revealed anemia and an aneurysm in her central nervous system. During her hospital stay, hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) was diagnosed. After application of two antiplatelet drugs, the patient was scheduled for coronarography, followed by coronary artery bypass grafting. During her hospital stay, only a minor episode of epistaxis was observed. We conclude that anemization due to HTT may significantly accelerate the progress of ischemic heart disease, resulting in acute coronary syndrome. Moreover, coronarography preceded by routine application of two antiplatelet drugs seems not to increase the risk of hemorrhage in HHT patients complicated with myocardial infarction.
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