Acute myocardial infarction in a child with nephrotic syndrome

Myocardial infarction is very rare in children. It can have different etiologies such as thromboembolism caused by nephrotic syndrome (NS).We report the case of a 15 year old boy with NS, diagnosed at the age of 7 year, admitted for prolonged chest pain. The final diagnosis was ST-elevation myocardi...

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Main Authors: Salma Charfeddine, Chedy Yousfi, Bayene Maalej, Faten Triki, Leila Abid, Samir Kammoun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-06-01
Series:Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia (English Edition)
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2174204921001665
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Summary:Myocardial infarction is very rare in children. It can have different etiologies such as thromboembolism caused by nephrotic syndrome (NS).We report the case of a 15 year old boy with NS, diagnosed at the age of 7 year, admitted for prolonged chest pain. The final diagnosis was ST-elevation myocardial infarction with thromboembolism in the left anterior descending artery due to hypercoagulability of NS.This association is very uncommon and the management of both conditions presents a challenge. Resumo: O enfarte do miocárdio (EM) é raro nas crianças. Pode ter etiologias diferentes, tais como o tromboembolismo causado por síndrome nefrótico (SN).Apresentamos o caso de um rapaz de 15 anos com SN, diagnosticado desde os sete anos e admitido por dor torácica prolongada. O diagnóstico final foi de enfarte do miocárdio com elevação do segmento ST com tromboembolismo na descendente anterior esquerda (DAE) devido a hipercoagulabilidade do SN.Essa associação é muito incomum e o tratamento de ambas as situações representa um desafio.
ISSN:2174-2049