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Acute Myocardial Infarction in Rats
Published on: February 16, 2011
[Acute myocardial infarction due to polycythemia vera]
J Huart1, C Visée2, A Colassin3
1Service de Néphrologie, Département de Médecine Interne, CHU Sart Tilman, Liège, Belgique.
Abstract:
We report the clinical case of a patient presenting with an acute myocardial infarction with ST- segment elevation. The patient is affected by polycythemia vera for many years and doesn't have any other cardiovascular risk factors. The frequency of thrombotic events in polycythemia vera (and more particularly myocardial infarction), their predictive factors, pathophysiology and treatment will be discussed.
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