A Case of Polycythemia Vera Presenting as an ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction / 대한내과학회지
Korean Journal of Medicine
; : 192-196, 2015.
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in Ko
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ABSTRACT
Traditional risk factors for acute myocardial infarction are hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidemia, smoking, and a family history of coronary heart disease. Most acute myocardial infarction patients have at least one of these risk factors. Polycythemia vera is a rare etiological factor for acute myocardial infarction. Polycythemia vera leads to hyperviscous milieu of the blood and increased platelet activity, which increases the chance of thrombotic occlusion of coronary arteries. In this article we report a rare case of polycythemia vera presenting as an ST-elevation myocardial infarction without any traditional risk factors for cardiovascular disease.
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WPRIM
Main subject:
Polycythemia Vera
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Smoke
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Blood Platelets
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Cardiovascular Diseases
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Smoking
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Risk Factors
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Coronary Disease
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Coronary Vessels
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Dyslipidemias
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Hypertension
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Ko
Journal:
Korean Journal of Medicine
Year:
2015
Document type:
Article