[Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty in a patient with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura].
The association between coronary heart disease and thrombocytopenic purpura is rare and poses some difficulties when myocardial revascularization is necessary. We report a case with this association and significant coronary impairment, which was percutaneously treated with stent implantation.
Marques
Luis Gustavo M
LG
Real e Benemérita Associação Portuguesa de Beneficência, São Paulo, SP.
Furukawa
Murillo Kenji
MK
Leitão
Thenyson Pereira
TP
Quiñones
José Luis A
JL
Queiroz
Fernando César de
FC
Tiossi
Rogerio Felippe
RF
Franco
Virgílio Ribeiro
VR
Domingues
Carlos Eduardo M
CE
Salvadori
Decio
D
D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016553:Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic / Q000150:complications*; D015607:Stents; D016896:Treatment Outcome