Successful 13N-ammonia positron emission tomography-guided percutaneous coronary intervention in a patent with single coronary artery ostium suffering acute myocardial infarction

2014 ◽  
Vol 174 (3) ◽  
pp. e81-e83
Author(s):  
Ju Han Kim ◽  
Henry Hee-Seung Bom ◽  
Myung Ho Jeong ◽  
Sang-Geon Cho ◽  
Jae Yeong Cho ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Myocardial Infarction ◽  
Acute Myocardial Infarction ◽  
Positron Emission Tomography ◽  
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention ◽  
Coronary Artery ◽  
Coronary Intervention ◽  
Emission Tomography ◽  
Single Coronary Artery ◽  
Positron Emission ◽  
Percutaneous Coronary

Ephedrine-Induced Acute Myocardial Infarction in a Young Athlete: A Case of Thrombus Management

Angiology ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 60 (2) ◽  
pp. 254-258 ◽  
Author(s):  
Igor Kranjec ◽  
Andreja Cerne ◽  
Marko Noc
Keyword(s):  
Myocardial Infarction ◽  
Acute Myocardial Infarction ◽  
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention ◽  
Coronary Artery ◽  
Ultrasound Examination ◽  
Outpatient Visit ◽  
Young Athlete ◽  
Coronary Intervention ◽  
Plaque Disruption ◽  
Percutaneous Coronary

A case of acute myocardial infarction in a young athlete provoked by ephedrine abuse has been described in this study. An intracoronary thrombus found in the left anterior descending coronary artery at urgent angiography was successfully removed using the Pronto (Vascular Solutions, Minneapolis, Minnesota) aspiration catheter. The intravascular ultrasound examination performed thereafter showed a nonobstructive atherosclerotic plaque in the culprit artery; there was no evidence whatsoever of possible plaque disruption. The result of percutaneous coronary intervention was satisfactory, and no stent implantation was needed. The patient experienced no adverse events until his outpatient visit 3 months later.

scholarly journals Syphilitic Coronary Artery Ostial Stenosis Resulting in Acute Myocardial Infarction Treated by Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

2010 ◽  
Vol 2010 ◽  
pp. 1-4 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcelo A. Nakazone ◽  
Maurício N. Machado ◽  
Raphael B. Barbosa ◽  
Márcio A. Santos ◽  
Lilia N. Maia
Keyword(s):  
Myocardial Infarction ◽  
Acute Myocardial Infarction ◽  
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention ◽  
Coronary Artery ◽  
Case Reports ◽  
Coronary Intervention ◽  
Wall Thickening ◽  
Percutaneous Coronary ◽  
St Elevation ◽  
Ostial Lesion

Cardiovascular abnormalities are well-known manifestations of tertiary syphilis infections which although not frequent, are still causes of morbidity and mortality. A less common manifestation of syphilitic aortitis is coronary artery ostial narrowing related to aortic wall thickening. We report a case of a 46-year-old male admitted due to acute anterior ST elevation myocardial infarction submitted to primary percutaneous coronary intervention successfully. Coronary angiography showed a suboccluded ostial lesion of left main coronary artery. VDRL was titrated to 1/512. The patient was discharged with treatment including benzathine penicillin. Previous case reports of acute myocardial infarction in association with syphilitic coronary artery ostial stenosis have been reported, but the fact that the patient was treated by percutaneous coronary intervention is unique in this case.

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