title: Acute myocardial infarction in a young woman with severe ulcerative colitis.
abstract: In this report we present a case of a 28-year-old woman who was admitted to our emergency room complaining of chest pain. Her clinical ECG and biochemical evaluation was consistent with acute nonatherogenic myocardial infarction. Subsequent work is revealed that she was suffering from ulcerative colitis with acute exacerbation since last week. We discussed triggering factors for thrombogenic and inflammatory tendency of patient with comprehensive review of literature to clarify the causal relationship.
authors: Bülent
authors: B
authors: Mutlu
authors: Cem M H
authors: CM
authors: Ermeydan
authors: Feruze
authors: F
authors: Enç
authors: Hakan
authors: H
authors: Fotbolcu
authors: Onur
authors: O
authors: Demirkol
authors: Fatih
authors: F
authors: Bayrak
authors: Yelda
authors: Y
authors: Basaran
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006493:Heparin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012460:Sulfasalazine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D012460:Sulfasalazine; D006493:Heparin