Korean Circ J.  1993 Apr;23(2):308-313. 10.4070/kcj.1993.23.2.308.

Unstable angina and old myocardial infarction in a patient with thrombocythemia

• Song JH
• Koh KK
• Yoon J
• Park JW
• Cho CH
• Cho SK
• Kim SS
• Bang JK
• Oh BH

• KMID: 2229221
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4070/kcj.1993.23.2.308

Abstract

Essential thrombocythemia is a kind of myeloproliferative disorder characterized by primary elevation in the number of platelet and by multiple episodes of bleeding or thrombotic complications. Rarely, thrombocythemia itself causes coronary arterial occlusion and leads to ischemic heart disease. Fewer than twenty cases of coronary artery occlusive disease in thrombocythemia have been reported since Cheitlin et al had included thrombocythemia in their review of rare causes of myocardial infarction. We experienced a case of coronary artery disease in a 53-year-old woman with thrombocythemia, who had not coronary artery disese risk factors at all. Presence of multiple thrombus in the coronary artery was suggested in coronary angiography.

Keyword

Thrombocythemia; Coronary artery disease

MeSH Terms

Angina, Unstable*
Blood Platelets
Coronary Angiography
Coronary Artery Disease
Coronary Vessels
Female
Hemorrhage
Humans
Middle Aged
Myeloproliferative Disorders
Myocardial Infarction*
Myocardial Ischemia
Risk Factors
Thrombocythemia, Essential
Thrombocytosis*
Thrombosis