Successful Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in a Young Male Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patient with Acute Myocardial Infarction.
- Author:
Zhe Hao PIAO
1
;
Myung Ho JEONG
;
Hae Chang JEONG
;
Shi Hyun RHEW
;
Ki Hong LEE
;
Keun Ho PARK
;
Doo Sun SIM
;
Young Joon HONG
;
Ju Han KIM
;
Youngkeun AHN
;
Jeong Gwan CHO
;
Jong Chun PARK
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Percutaneous coronary intervention; Myocardial infarction; Systemic lupus erythematosus
- MeSH: Atherosclerosis; Dilatation; Embolism and Thrombosis; Humans; Inflammation; Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic*; Male*; Myocardial Infarction*; Percutaneous Coronary Intervention*; Rupture; Spasm; Vasculitis
- From:Journal of Lipid and Atherosclerosis 2013;2(2):91-95
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: Acute myocardial infarction is a rare but potentially lethal complication of systemic lupus erythematosus. There are several proposed mechanisms for acute myocardial infarction in lupus patients: atherosclerosis and endothelial injury leading to plaque rupture, coronary vasculitis and inflammation of the vessel wall causing aneurismal dilatation or spasm, and acute thrombosis and embolism. We report a-37-year-old man with systemic lupus erythematosus who developed myocardial infarction twice. Potential mechanisms for acute myocardial infarction for this patient are discussed in this report.
