TY - JOUR
T1 - Acute myocardial infarction after treatment of thrombocytopenia in a young woman with systemic lupus erythematosus
AU - Tan, Susanna
AU - Tambar, Siddharth
AU - Chohan, Saima
AU - Ramsey-Goldman, Rosalind
AU - Lee, Chin
PY - 2008/12
Y1 - 2008/12
N2 - We describe a case of an acute myocardial infarction (MI) coincident with correction of severe thrombocytopenia in a 23-year-old African American woman with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in the absence of coronary artery disease on angiography. Despite a history of anticardiolipin and β2-glycoprotein I antibodies, she had no prior thromboembolic events. The occurrence of an acute MI after rapid normalization in the platelet count suggests the need for close monitoring of possible cardiovascular events during and after treatment of severe thrombocytopenia in the presence of antiphospholipid antibodies.
AB - We describe a case of an acute myocardial infarction (MI) coincident with correction of severe thrombocytopenia in a 23-year-old African American woman with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in the absence of coronary artery disease on angiography. Despite a history of anticardiolipin and β2-glycoprotein I antibodies, she had no prior thromboembolic events. The occurrence of an acute MI after rapid normalization in the platelet count suggests the need for close monitoring of possible cardiovascular events during and after treatment of severe thrombocytopenia in the presence of antiphospholipid antibodies.
KW - Antiphospholipid antibody
KW - Myocardial infarction
KW - Systemic lupus erythematosus
KW - Thrombocytopenia
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U2 - 10.1097/RHU.0b013e31817de0fb
DO - 10.1097/RHU.0b013e31817de0fb
M3 - Article
C2 - 19086148
AN - SCOPUS:64149104741
SN - 1076-1608
VL - 14
SP - 350
EP - 352
JO - Journal of Clinical Rheumatology
JF - Journal of Clinical Rheumatology
IS - 6
ER -