Acute myocardial infarction as a finding of acute promyelocytic leukemia-related coagulation disorder

ÖZKURT Z. N., Aypar E., Sarifakiogullari S., TAÇOY G., Ozdag M., Kahraman S., ...Daha Fazla

BLOOD COAGULATION & FIBRINOLYSIS, cilt.26, sa.8, ss.949-952, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 26 Sayı: 8
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1097/mbc.0000000000000331
  • Dergi Adı: BLOOD COAGULATION & FIBRINOLYSIS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.949-952
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) has one of the most favorable prognoses among other leukemia subtypes. However, the major cause of mortality in APL is disseminated intravascular coagulation at the presentation. We present a case of acute myocardial infarction (MI) at the time of APL diagnosis before treatment. The patient suffered from chest pain, sweating and giddiness. He was hypoxic, hypotensive and bradycardic. ECG showed inferior MI. Unfractioned heparin infusion (850U/h) was started and 5min after the previous ECG showed total ST resolution. We suggest that in this case, MI was not related to atherosclerotic plaque rupture but related to DIC manifestation. Copyright (C) 2015 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.