Korean Circ J.  1997 Jul;27(7):787-792. 10.4070/kcj.1997.27.7.787.

A Case of Polycythemia Vera Presenting with Angina Pectoris without Coronary Artery Stenosis

• Kang HS
• Kim W
• Kim YR
• Baek JC
• Rheu HS
• Lee S
• Moung JI

• KMID: 1857691
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4070/kcj.1997.27.7.787

Abstract

The majority of ptients with ischemic heart disease such as angina pectoris and myocardial infarction have coronary atherosclerosis as a underlying cause. However, in unusual conditions such as variant angina, aortic valvular heart disease, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, vasculitis, hypercoagulable states, coronary atherosclerosis is not the cause. Polycythemia vesa is a myeloproliferative disease characterized by infrequent thromboembolic complications such as ischemic heart disease. We report a case of polycythemia vera presenting with angina pectoris without coronary artery stenosis with the review of the literature.

Keyword

Polycythemia vera; Angina pectoris

MeSH Terms

Angina Pectoris*
Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic
Coronary Artery Disease
Coronary Stenosis*
Coronary Vessels*
Heart Valve Diseases
Myocardial Infarction
Myocardial Ischemia
Polycythemia Vera*
Polycythemia*
Vasculitis