title: Percutaneous coronary intervention in a case of afibrinogenemia.
abstract: Congenital afibrinogenemia is a rare autosomic recessive blood disorder. A 30-year-old lady, known to have congenital afibrinogenemia, presented with acute anterior myocardial infarction. We managed her with dual antiplatelet therapy and atorvastatin, but her chest pain did not subside and she was transferred to the catheterization laboratory. A proximal left anterior descending artery occlusion was crossed with a floppy wire. Angioplasty was performed successfully with a bare metal stent, and her symptoms resolved completely.
authors.affiliation: Mashhad Cardiac Research Center, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
authors.forename: Homa
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Falsoleiman
authors.forename: Mehdi Hasanzadeh
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Daloee
authors.forename: Mashalla
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dehghani
authors.forename: Atoosheh
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rohani
authors.forename: Baktash
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bayani
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000347:Afibrinogenemia / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation; D056988:Anterior Wall Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012307:Risk Factors; D015607:Stents; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants; D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors
keywords: Afibrinogenemia; angioplasty; blood coagulation disorders; inherited; myocardial infarction; stents