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- Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in young patients is rare but has been on the rise, with a case reported of a 22-year-old man experiencing ST-elevation AMI (STEMI) after sudden chest pain.
- An electrocardiogram showed significant changes, and a coronary angiogram revealed a 100% blockage in a coronary artery, which was successfully treated with balloon angioplasty and a drug-eluting stent.
- The young man's case suggests that multiple mild risk factors and a family history of hypertension contributed to this unusual cardiac event.
Article Abstract
Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in young patients is very rare, but the incidence has increased over years past at younger ages, likely due to the presence of multiple risk factors. We present the first known case of ST-elevation AMI (STEMI) in a young man. A 22-year-old Japanese man was transferred to our hospital due to suddenly occurred anterior chest pain. An electrocardiogram revealed ST elevation in anteroseptal leads together with reciprocal ST depression in inferior leads. An emergency coronary angiogram was performed, revealing a 100% occlusion at segment 6 of the coronary artery and we established a diagnosis of STEMI. The lesion was expanded to 0% stenosis through plain old balloon angioplasty, after which a third-generation drug-eluting stent was installed there. Afterwards, the patient was discharged on day 17. In this case, a combination of mild six risk factors plus family history of hypertension might lead to this atypical event.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9239518 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.14740/jmc3939 | DOI Listing |
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