Acute myocardial infarction in a 41-year-old woman due to elevated factor VIII: a case report.
Pan Afr Med J
; 38: 207, 2021.
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ABSTRACT
Myocardial infarction is a life-threatening emergency with a high mortality rate. A high plasma level of factor VIII is an established risk for both arterial and venous thrombotic events. In this mini-review, we report the case of a 41-year-old woman without cardiovascular risk factors or a previous history of thrombotic events, admitted for ST-elevation myocardial infarction, in whom coronary angiography showed a thrombotic occlusion in the left anterior descending artery. The patient underwent primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), with GPIIB-IIIA antagonist, then, a pre-dilation with a semi-compliant balloon-catheter, followed by implantation of 2 stents. The etiological assessment revealed a high level of coagulation factor VIII (FVIII). She underwent anticoagulation therapy (with acenocoumarol) with well-controlled international normalised ratio (INR).
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Asunto principal:
Factor VIII
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Angiografía Coronaria
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Intervención Coronaria Percutánea
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Infarto del Miocardio con Elevación del ST
Tipo de estudio:
Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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En
Revista:
Pan Afr Med J
Año:
2021
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Article
País de afiliación:
Marruecos