Myocardial infarction and polycythemia vera: how should we treat it?
Little is known about the management and treatment of coronary thrombosis in polycythemia vera (PV) [1]. We describe a case of acute myocardial infarction in a patient with recently diagnosed PV and thrombocytosis. The patient underwent emergency catheterization with intracoronary thrombolysis and angioplasty of the left anterior descending coronary artery.
Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas, Houston.
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D000368:Aged; D003328:Coronary Thrombosis / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy*; D011087:Polycythemia Vera / Q000150:complications*; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy