title: Primary percutaneous coronary intervention for acute myocardial infarction in a young female with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura: a case report and review.
abstract: A 23-year-old female with the diagnosis of idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) was admitted to our hospital with severe chest pain. The electrocardiogram (ECG) revealed acute anterior myocardial infarction. She underwent an immediate cardiac catheterization. An occluded left anterior descending (LAD) was detected by coronary angiography. Reperfusion was performed successfully by angioplasty and stenting with optimal distal flow without any complications. In this report we discussed the management strategies of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in a patient with ITP.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Cardiology, Istanbul University, Adivar cad. 34096 Haseki, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yildiz
authors.forename: Ugur
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Coskun
authors.forename: Ozlem Esen
authors.initials: OE
authors.lastname: Batukan
authors.forename: Kudret
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Keskin