Acute total aortic occlusion during cardiac catheterization associated with polycythemia vera.
We present a case of acute total aortic occlusion at the time of cardiac catheterization in a 62-yr-old female with an acute myocardial infarction and newly diagnosed polycythemia vera. Despite normalization of serum viscosity and red cell mass by phlebotomy, her predisposition to thrombosis persisted. Caution is advised when considering cardiac catheterization in patients with this disease.
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University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio 78284-7872.
Applegate
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Walsh
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D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011087:Polycythemia Vera / Q000150:complications*; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000150:complications