Abstract

We report a case of acute myocardial infarction in a nephrotic male patient. A 22-year-old man with a 1-year history of nephrotic syndrome due to membranous nephropathy presented with acute chest pain and was admitted to our emergency room. An electrocardiogram showed ST elevation in leads consistent with anterior and inferior myocardial infarction. Subsequent cardiac catheterisation showed evidence of thrombotic occlusion of the anterior descending coronary artery. The patient had no long history of hypercholesterolaemia or hypertriglyceridaemia. The case suggests that young patients with a short-term nephrotic syndrome may be at an increased risk for acute coronary syndrome owing to hypercoagulability state.

Details

Title
Acute anterior myocardial infarction in a 22-year-old male nephrotic patient along with familial hyperlipidaemia
Author
Zeng, Junzhong 1 ; Li, Jinhua 1 ; Zhang, Jiyu 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo 

1  Department of Cardiovascular Disease, Qingyuan People’s Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Qingyuan, Guangdong, China 
Pages
1348-1352
Section
Brief Report
Publication year
2018
Publication date
Nov 2018
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
ISSN
10479511
e-ISSN
14671107
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1017/S1047951118001130
ProQuest document ID
2124078190
Copyright
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