title: Myocardial infarction caused by pharmacological substances - case description and literature review.
abstract: Myocardial infarction (MI) is most commonly caused by atherosclerosis and/or inflammatory processes of coronary artery walls. The consequence of those phenomena is instability of the atherosclerotic plaque, activation of the coagulation cascade and thrombus formation which occludes the lumen of the vessel. Vasospasm and microembolisation may participate in MI pathogenesis. In young individuals with diagnosis of MI, coronarography often reveals no pathologies. Is reported that MIs without significant changes of the coronary arteries occur in 1% to 12% of patients. In this article we focus on chemical substances, medicines among them, which can be a cause of MI.
authors.affiliation: I Department of Cardiology, Interventional Electrocardiology and Hypertension, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland.
authors.forename: Tomasz
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kameczura
authors.affiliation: I Department of Cardiology, Interventional Electrocardiology and Hypertension, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland.
authors.forename: Leszek
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bryniarski
authors.affiliation: I Department of Cardiology, Interventional Electrocardiology and Hypertension, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland.
authors.forename: Sławomir
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Surowiec
authors.affiliation: I Department of Cardiology, Interventional Electrocardiology and Hypertension, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland.
authors.forename: Maryla
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kocowska
authors.affiliation: I Department of Cardiology, Interventional Electrocardiology and Hypertension, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland.
authors.forename: Kalina
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kawecka-Jaszcz
authors.affiliation: I Department of Cardiology, Interventional Electrocardiology and Hypertension, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland.
authors.forename: Danuta
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Czarnecka
keywords: myocardial infarction; myocardial infarction causes; pharmacotherapy