RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Myocardial infarction with proximal occlusion of the left anterior descending coronary artery in a 22-year-old patient with polycythaemia vera
JF Clinical Medicine
JO Clin Med
FD Royal College of Physicians
SP 46
OP 47
DO 10.7861/clinmedicine.17-1-46
VO 17
IS 1
A1 Alexander Nahler
A1 David Fuchs
A1 Christian Reiter
A1 Daniel Kiblböck
A1 Clemens Steinwender
A1 Thomas Lambert
YR 2017
UL http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/17/1/46.abstract
AB 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 – especially in young patients presenting with myocardial infarction – is crucial for clinical management, as a missed diagnosis can worsen the patient's further prognosis.