Clinical Case Database / Category: Patient Management
Myocardial infarction due to thrombosis of coronary artery aneurysm
Publication details
Vidushi Golash, Dr Dwayne Conway
Foundation Years Journal, volume 7, issue 6, p.52 (123Doc Education, London, June 2013)
Abstract
A 65-year-old male self-presented to the Accident and Emergency (A&E) department with severe sudden onset central chest pain. He was diagnosed with non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction (nSTEMI) which had occurred due to poor compliance with prescribed anticoagulation leading to thrombosis of a longstanding coronary artery aneurysm, rather than a coronary stenosis. This required some deviation from ‘standard’ nSTEMI management. Clinicians should tailor evidence-based guidelines to the individual circumstances of each patient, rather than adopting a ‘one size fits all’ attitude, and good communication between professionals and patients is key to optimal medical care.
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Authors
Vidushi Golash
Third Year Medical Student
University Of Leeds
Dr Dwayne Conway (Corresponding author)
Consultant Interventional Cardiologist
Gate 47, Pinderfields Hospital
Aberford Road
Wakefield
WF1 4DG
Dwayne.Conway@midyorks.nhs.uk
References
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2. National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence. Unstable angina and NSTEMI: The early management of unstable angina and non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction. Clinical Guideline 94. 2010. http://guidance.nice.org. uk/CG94
3. Hochman JS, Reynolds HR, DzavÃk V, et al; Occluded Artery Trial Investigators. Long-term effects of percutaneous coronary intervention of the totally occluded infarct-related artery in the subacute phase after myocardial infarction. Circulation 2011; 124: 2320-2328
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