Tranexamic Acid Use During Surgery Associated with Extension of Acute Perioperative Type 1 Myocardial Infarction: A Case Report.

Case Presentation: A 70-year-old women presented to a regional hospital after a fall, resulting in a periprosthetic femoral fracture. Preoperative echocardiogram was ordered to investigate a cardiac murmur, and unexpectedly, a significant regional wall abnormality was found. Further repeat electrocardiograph and troponin blood biomarker analysis demonstrated the patient had suffered an acute type 1 myocardial infarction after admission to the ward, without exhibiting classical ischemic cardiac symptoms.