Acute myocardial infarction and Friedreich's ataxia.
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.
Sharma
Arvind K
AK
Washington Hospital Center, Division of Cardiology, 110 Irving St NW, Washington, DC 20010, USA. arvshar@aol.com
Kiyokawa
Miki
M
Kim
Edward T
ET
Lee
David T
DT
Kasuya
Richard
R
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