title: Acute pancreatitis complicated by acute myocardial infarction - a rare association.
abstract: Acute pancreatitis complicated by acute myocardial infarction has been reported very rarely. The exact mechanism of the cause of myocardial injury is not known. We report a case of 36 year old male presenting with acute pancreatitis complicated by ST elevation acute myocardial infarction (AMI). The administration of thrombolytic therapy in such patients can have deleterious effects. We report successful performance of primary angioplasty in this complicated patient.
authors.affiliation: Director, Sri Vijaya Durga Cardiac Centre, Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh 518002, India. Electronic address: allamvasant@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Allam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vasantha Kumar
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mohan Reddy
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Anirudh Kumar
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy
keywords: Acute myocardial infarction; Acute pancreatitis; Primary angioplasty