@article {Nahler46, author = {Alexander Nahler and David Fuchs and Christian Reiter and Daniel Kiblb{\"o}ck and Clemens Steinwender and Thomas Lambert}, title = {Myocardial infarction with proximal occlusion of the left anterior descending coronary artery in a 22-year-old patient with polycythaemia vera}, volume = {17}, number = {1}, pages = {46--47}, year = {2017}, doi = {10.7861/clinmedicine.17-1-46}, publisher = {Royal College of Physicians}, abstract = {In this article, we report on a 22-year-old patient with myocardial infarction, which was the initial manifestation of polycythaemia vera. The awareness of myeloproliferative disorders as possible underlying disease {\textendash} especially in young patients presenting with myocardial infarction {\textendash} is crucial for clinical management, as a missed diagnosis can worsen the patient{\textquoteright}s further prognosis.}, issn = {1470-2118}, URL = {https://www.rcpjournals.org/content/17/1/46}, eprint = {https://www.rcpjournals.org/content/17/1/46.full.pdf}, journal = {Clinical Medicine} }