A teenager with mixed connective tissue disease presenting with an acute coronary syndrome.
Mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD) manifests as a number of cardiovascular diseases; however, myocardial infarction secondary to coronary artery disease has not been well documented. We present a case of a teenager with MCTD and known cardiac risk factors who developed an acute coronary syndrome.
Jang
James J
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The Zena and Michael A Wiener Cardiovascular Institute, The Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY 10029-6574, USA.
Olin
Jeffrey W
JW
Fuster
Valentin
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D000293:Adolescent; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008947:Mixed Connective Tissue Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000209:etiology*