Acute myocardial infarction in a child with nephrotic syndrome

Acute myocardial infarction in a child with nephrotic syndrome

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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)
Subjects:
Enfarte do miocárdio
Síndrome nefrótico
Trombose
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2174204921001665
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spelling doaj-04e7b718f39a41ed890db549b8612e052021-07-17T04:33:28ZengElsevierRevista Portuguesa de Cardiologia (English Edition)2174-20492021-06-01406457.e1457.e4Acute myocardial infarction in a child with nephrotic syndromeSalma Charfeddine0Chedy Yousfi1Bayene Maalej2Faten Triki3Leila Abid4Samir Kammoun5Cardiology Department, Hedi Chaker Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia; University of Medicine of Sfax, Tunisia; Corresponding author.Cardiology Department, Hedi Chaker Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia; University of Medicine of Sfax, TunisiaPediatric Department, Hedi Chaker Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia; University of Medicine of Sfax, TunisiaCardiology Department, Hedi Chaker Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia; University of Medicine of Sfax, TunisiaCardiology Department, Hedi Chaker Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia; University of Medicine of Sfax, TunisiaCardiology Department, Hedi Chaker Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia; University of Medicine of Sfax, TunisiaMyocardial 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.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2174204921001665Enfarte do miocárdioSíndrome nefróticoTrombose
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author Salma Charfeddine
Chedy Yousfi
Bayene Maalej
Faten Triki
Leila Abid
Samir Kammoun
spellingShingle Salma Charfeddine
Chedy Yousfi
Bayene Maalej
Faten Triki
Leila Abid
Samir Kammoun
Acute myocardial infarction in a child with nephrotic syndrome
Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia (English Edition)
Enfarte do miocárdio
Síndrome nefrótico
Trombose
author_facet Salma Charfeddine
Chedy Yousfi
Bayene Maalej
Faten Triki
Leila Abid
Samir Kammoun
author_sort Salma Charfeddine
title Acute myocardial infarction in a child with nephrotic syndrome
title_short Acute myocardial infarction in a child with nephrotic syndrome
title_full Acute myocardial infarction in a child with nephrotic syndrome
title_fullStr Acute myocardial infarction in a child with nephrotic syndrome
title_full_unstemmed Acute myocardial infarction in a child with nephrotic syndrome
title_sort acute myocardial infarction in a child with nephrotic syndrome
publisher Elsevier
series Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia (English Edition)
issn 2174-2049
publishDate 2021-06-01
description 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.
topic Enfarte do miocárdio
Síndrome nefrótico
Trombose
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