Management of acute coronary syndrome in a case of Behçet's disease.
Behcet's disease is a multisystemic, rheumatic disorder characterized by oral and genital ulceration and ocular inflammation. Although cardiac involvement is not rare as a manifestation of Behcet's disease, coronary arteritis is reported seldom. We present the first case of left main coronary artery thrombosis in literature leading to acute myocardial infarction that was successfully treated with thrombolytic therapy and glycoprotein IIb/IIIa receptor inhibitors in Behcet's disease.
Ergelen
Mehmet
M
Department of Cardiology, Siyami Ersek Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery Center, Istanbul, Turkey. drmerg@hotmail.com
Soylu
Ozer
O
Uyarel
Huseyin
H
Yildirim
Aydin
A
Osmonov
Damirbek
D
Orhan
Ahmet L
AL
D054058:Acute Coronary Syndrome / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D000328:Adult; D001528:Behcet Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D003328:Coronary Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D019468:Disease Management; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000209:etiology; D019039:Platelet Glycoprotein GPIIb-IIIa Complex / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy / Q000379:methods*
D019039:Platelet Glycoprotein GPIIb-IIIa Complex