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.
Department of Cardiology, Siyami Ersek Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery Center, Istanbul, Turkey. drmerg@hotmail.com
Mehmet
M
Ergelen
Ozer
O
Soylu
Huseyin
H
Uyarel
Aydin
A
Yildirim
Damirbek
D
Osmonov
Ahmet L
AL
Orhan
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