A rare cause of myocardial infarction and ventricular tachycardia in a young male with HIV/AIDS - spontaneous coronary artery dissection: A case report
Autor: | Prashant Panda, Ganesh Kasinadhuni, Krishna Prasad, Tanushi Aggarwal, Yash Paul Sharma |
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Rok vydání: | 2021 |
Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry medicine.disease Ventricular tachycardia Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) Internal medicine cardiovascular system medicine Cardiology cardiovascular diseases Myocardial infarction Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business Artery dissection Young male |
Zdroj: | Journal of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Research. 14:71-73 |
ISSN: | 2008-6830 2008-5117 |
Popis: | HIV/AIDS is a multisystemic disorder and occurrence of cardiovascular disease is higher compared to non-HIV individuals. Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) remains a rare and underdiagnosed cause of acute coronary syndrome (ACS), even in modern day era. SCAD is predominantly seen in young to middle aged females and present as a non-atherosclerotic cause of myocardial ischaemia, infarction or sudden cardiac death (SCD); with or without ventricular arrythmias. Ventricular tachycardia (VT) can sometimes be the initial presentation of SCAD. HIV associated arteriopathy can predispose to occurrence of SCAD. We report a case of a 38-year-old male suffering from HIV/AIDS, with no conventional risk factors presenting as VT. Coronary angiogram showed SCAD in right coronary artery without any flow limitation. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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