Acute myocardial infarction in a patient with Behçet's disease.
A 37-year-old man, a known case of Behcet's disease with its vascular complications such as abdominal and thoracic artery aneurysms, was admitted with the diagnosis of acute anterior myocardial infarction and received thrombolytic therapy. Coronary angiography and percutaneous coronary intervention via transradial approach were performed for the patient on the eighth day of admission. The patient did not suffer from any symptoms, myocardial infarction, or readmission in the nine-month follow-up. About 25 cases of myocardial infarction associated with Behcet's disease have been reported previously. Although coronary involvement is rare in Behcet's disease, it is especially important because it affects young individuals and often presents as acute coronary syndromes.
Beyranvand
Mohammad-Reza
MR
Cardiovascular Department, Shaheed Moddarres Hospital, Tehran, Iran. beyran4@yahoo.com
Namazi
Mohammad-Hassan
MH
Mohsenzadeh
Yusef
Y
Assadpour Piranfar
Mohammad
M
D000328:Adult; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000379:methods; D001528:Behcet Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy