Acute coronary stenosis in a young man with Behçet's syndrome.
OBJECTIVE
To present a case of myocardial infarction due to Behçet's syndrome.


METHODS
A 27-year-old man who was known to have Behçet's syndrome for 1 year presented with retrosternal fluctuating chest pain, which radiated to the epigastrium 5 h prior to admission. Coronary angiography showed total occlusion of the left anterior descending coronary artery, which was successfully treated with coronary stent implantation.


CONCLUSIONS
This case shows that patients with Behçet's syndrome who had acute chest pain should be thoroughly examined for any signs of acute myocardial infarction.
Erbilen
Enver
E
Department of Cardiology, Internal Medicine and Anatomy, Dumlupinar University Hospital, Kutahya, Turkey. envererbilen@yahoo.com
Albayrak
Sinan
S
Gulcan
Erim
E
Taser
Figen
F
Bulur
Serkan
S
Ozhan
Hakan
H
Yazici
Mehmet
M
D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D001528:Behcet Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D002637:Chest Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D015607:Stents