Myocardial infarction with proximal occlusion of the left anterior descending coronary artery in a 22-year-old patient with polycythaemia vera.
In this article, we report on a 22-year-old patient with myocardial infarction, which was the initial manifestation of polycythaemia vera. The awareness of myeloproliferative disorders as possible underlying disease - especially in young patients presenting with myocardial infarction - is crucial for clinical management, as a missed diagnosis can worsen the patient's further prognosis.
Kepler University Hospital Linz, Austria.
Alexander
A
Nahler
Kepler University Hospital Linz, Austria.
David
D
Fuchs
Kepler University Hospital Linz, Austria.
Christian
C
Reiter
Kepler University Hospital Linz, Austria.
Daniel
D
Kiblböck
Kepler University Hospital Linz, Austria.
Clemens
C
Steinwender
Kepler University Hospital Linz, Austria.
Thomas
T
Lambert
D000328:Adult; D054059:Coronary Occlusion; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction; D011087:Polycythemia Vera / Q000150:complications*; D055815:Young Adult
Acute coronary syndrome; myeloproliferative disorder; myocardial infarction; polycythaemia vera