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- Title
Acute Coronary Stenosis in a Young Man with Behçet’s Syndrome.
- Authors
Erbilen, Enver; Albayrak, Sinan; Gulcan, Erim; Taser, Figen; Bulur, Serkan; Ozhan, Hakan; Yazici, Mehmet
- Abstract
Objective: To present a case of myocardial infarction due to Behçet’s syndrome. Clinical Presentation and Intervention: A 27-year-old man who was known to have Behçet’s syndrome for 1 year presented with retrosternal fluctuating chest pain, which radiated to the epigastrium 5 h prior to admission. Coronary angiography showed total occlusion of the left anterior descending coronary artery, which was successfully treated with coronary stent implantation. Conclusion: This case shows that patients with Behçet’s syndrome who had acute chest pain should be thoroughly examined for any signs of acute myocardial infarction. Copyright © 2008 S. Karger AG, Basel
- Subjects
MYOCARDIAL infarction; BEHCET'S disease; GASTROINTESTINAL diseases; CORONARY arteries; SURGICAL stents
- Publication
Medical Principles & Practice, 2008, Vol 17, Issue 2, p157
- ISSN
1011-7571
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1159/000112972