Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia (Jul 1999)

Essential thrombocythemia and acute myocardial infarction treated with rescue coronary angioplasty

  • Antonio Esteves Fº,
  • Francisco de Assis Costa,
  • Antonio Augusto Guimarães Lima,
  • Luiz Junya Kajita,
  • Eulógio Emílio Martinez Fº

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1590/S0066-782X1999000700009
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 73, no. 1
pp. 100 – 102

Abstract

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A 48-year-old man with essential thrombocythemia suffered an extensive anterior acute myocardial infarction; this is a rare association. A pharmacological thrombolysis was performed, without success. He subsequently underwent successful rescue coronary angioplasty. To our knowledge, there is no other report in the literature relating the triad of essential thrombocythemia, acute myocardial infarction and rescue coronary angioplasty.