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.
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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