title: Acute myocardial infarction and Friedreich's ataxia.
abstract: While cardiac disease is noted in 90% of patients with Friedreich's ataxia (FRDA), the finding of coronary artery disease is unusual. To the best of our knowledge only two cases of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) has been reported in patients with FRDA. Large vessel CAD has not been reported previously in patients with FRDA. We report a young patient with AMI and obstruction of large epicardial arteries.
authors.affiliation: Washington Hospital Center, Division of Cardiology, 110 Irving St NW, Washington, DC 20010, USA. arvshar@aol.com
authors.forename: Arvind K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: Miki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kiyokawa
authors.forename: Edward T
authors.initials: ET
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: David T
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kasuya
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D005621:Friedreich Ataxia / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery