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Acute Myocardial Infarction in Rats
Published on: February 16, 2011
[Myocardial infarction as complication of acute pancreatitis]
I Asfalou1, F Miftah, M Kendoussi
1Service de cardiologie, hôpital militaire d'instruction Mohammed V, Rabat, Maroc. iasfalou@hotmail.com
Abstract:
We report a case of an acute pancreatitis complicated by myocardial infarction with normal coronary arteries on angiography. This observation presents a double interest. First, it illustrates unusual forms of coronary disease represented by the non-atherosclerotic infarction. On the other hand, it shows that the multiple visceral damage associated with acute pancreatitis can include myocardial infarction which complications aggravate prognosis.
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