Myocardial infarction in a patient with sickle cell trait. Treatment dilemmas and imaging findings at follow-up.
BACKGROUND
A 43-year-old woman with a 2-hour history of chest pain presented with an anterior infarction and was referred for primary percutaneous coronary intervention.


METHODS
Physical examination, electrocardiography, laboratory tests, coronary angiography, abdominal angiography, cardiac CT, histology, immunohistochemistry, intravascular ultrasound.


METHODS
ST-segment elevation anterior myocardial infarction.


RESULTS
Coronary angiography, antithrombotic therapy, statin, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor, thrombectomy, coronary artery bypass graft surgery.
van Mieghem
Carlos
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Department of Interventional Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Ramcharitar
Steve
S
Barlis
Peter
P
Oosterhuis
Wolter
W
Kik
Charles
C
de Feyter
Pim
P
Serruys
Patrick W
PW