title: Acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction as the first manifestation of essential thrombocytosis successfully treated with thrombectomy alone.
abstract: A patient with no conventional cardiovascular risk factors presented with inferior ST-elevation myocardial infarction which was finally diagnosed as a case of essential thrombocytosis. This case demonstrated that thrombectomy alone was sufficient for the treatment of his coronary occlusion. Furthermore, this case report highlights the importance of evaluating rare causes of myocardial infarction other than atherosclerosis and that internists and cardiologists should be aware of essential thrombocytosis as a known cause of myocardial infarction, particularly in patients with no underlying cardiovascular risk factors.
authors: Cardiovascular Research Center, Modarres Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors: Isa
authors: I
authors: Khaheshi
authors: Cardiovascular Research Center, Modarres Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors: Mehdi
authors: M
authors: Memaryan
authors: Cardiovascular Research Center, Modarres Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors: Maryam
authors: M
authors: Taherkhani
authors: Cardiovascular Research Center, Modarres Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors: Alireza
authors: A
authors: Serati
authors: CareMore Arizona, 7091 East Speedway, Tucson, AZ, 85710, USA. rmova@aol.com.|University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, AZ, USA. rmova@aol.com.
authors: Mohammad Reza
authors: MR
authors: Movahed
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D000072657:ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D017131:Thrombectomy / Q000379:methods*; D013922:Thrombocytosis / Q000150:complications*
keywords: Acute coronary syndrome; Angioplasty; Myelodysplastic syndrome; Myeloproliferative disorder; Myocardial infarction; Percutaneous coronary intervention; Thrombectomy; Thrombocytosis