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Myocardial infarction in young individual: A case report of polycythemia vera-induced acute inferior wall myocardial infarction.

Sarmad Raza, Jehandad Khan, Aresha Masood Shah, Maaz Khan

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Article in SAGE open medical case reports, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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  1. Elevated Hemoglobin Levels and Risk of ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction in High-Altitude Acute Coronary Syndrome: A Retrospective Analysis.Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions · 2026
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Sarmad RazaCardiology Unit, Mardan Medical Complex, Bacha Khan Medical College, Mardan, KP, Pakistan.
Jehandad KhanCardiology Unit, Mardan Medical Complex, Bacha Khan Medical College, Mardan, KP, Pakistan.
Aresha Masood ShahInternal Medicine, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center, Karachi, Pakistan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6696-6770
Maaz KhanDiagnostic Radiology (CMH Abbottabad), Gomal Medical College, Dera Ismail Khan, KP, Pakistan.

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Abstract

Acute coronary syndrome is commonly associated with traditional cardiovascular risk factors such as smoking, hypertension, diabetes, and hyperlipidemia. Myocardial infarction in a young person presents a significant challenge because its etiology is least likely associated with atherosclerosis. Polycythemia vera refers to one of the rare causes of myocardial infarction, which involves enhanced erythrocyte levels, leukocytosis, thrombocytosis, splenomegaly, and a greater chance of vascular occlusion due to clotting in coronary arteries. A 22-year-old male from Pakistan, Asia without typical risk factors, presented with severe chest pain. Electrocardiography indicated acute inferior wall myocardial infarction, and streptokinase was administered. Subsequent investigations confirmed polycythemia vera. Treatment with hydroxyurea and aspirin was initiated, whereas normal coronary arteries in CT coronary angiogram were observed. This case highlights polycythemia vera's rare role in young individuals' heart attacks without known risk factors, emphasizing the need for early detection and specialized treatments involving hematologists to prevent future thrombotic episodes.

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antiplatelet therapyfibrinolytic therapyhematologyinferior wall ST elevated myocardial infarctionmyocardial infarctionPolycythemia vera

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PMID38741603
PMCPMC11089942

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