title: Multivessel coronary thrombosis in a patient with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura.
abstract: A 49-year-old woman who had idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura was admitted to our hospital with severe chest pain. Electrocardiography revealed inferolateral myocardial infarction. The patient underwent immediate coronary angiography, which revealed thrombi in the left coronary system. Percutaneous intervention was not indicated, because the thrombi had occluded the distal segments of multiple coronary arteries. Administration of tirofiban satisfactorily dissolved the thrombi.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Inonu University, 44100 Malatya, Turkey. julideyagmur@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Julide
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yagmur
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cansel
authors.forename: Nusret
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Acikgoz
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yagmur
authors.forename: Ferhat
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Eyupkoca
authors.forename: Necip
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ermis
authors.forename: Erdal
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Akturk
mesh_terms: D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003328:Coronary Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D062645:Percutaneous Coronary Intervention / Q000379:methods*; D016553:Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic / Q000150:complications*
keywords: Coronary thrombosis, multivessel; myocardial infarction; platelet aggregation inhibitors/therapeutic use; purpura, thrombocytopenic, idiopathic/therapy; tirofiban