title: Myocardial infarction in a patient with down syndrome: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Coronary artery disease and myocardial infarctions are believed to be rare in patients with Down's syndrome. Congenital heart malformations are frequently seen in children born with the syndrome and may represent a substrate for coronary artery embolism in later life. We report a case of myocardial infarction in a patient with Down's syndrome and present a review of the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Northern General Hospital, Sheffield, United Kingdom. tushardr@aol.com
authors.forename: Tushar
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Raina
authors.forename: Emmet
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: McGrath
authors.forename: Julian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gunn
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D003490:Cyanosis; D004314:Down Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D004452:Echocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy