Think outside the coronary artery: Extremely rare case of STEMI in young man.
Vilhelmas BajorasŽymantas JagelavičiusGiedrė BalčiūnaitėIvan WongVygantas GruslysDonata RingaitienėGiedrius DavidavičiusPublished in: Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.) (2021)
Acute myocardial infarction caused by a bronchogenic cyst is a very rare pathology. It occurs as a result of external compression of the coronary artery by the cyst, leading to myocardial ischemia. The present case illustrates that a bronchogenic cyst, which is generally considered to be a chronic disease entity with gradual onset of symptoms, can manifest acutely as a life-threatening condition. Timely invasive coronary intervention is critical in the acute management of this complication while multimodality imaging assessment is essential in the subsequent management of the underlying etiology.
Keyphrases
- coronary artery
- rare case
- pulmonary artery
- acute myocardial infarction
- left ventricular
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- randomized controlled trial
- high resolution
- liver failure
- coronary artery disease
- respiratory failure
- st segment elevation myocardial infarction
- mass spectrometry
- pulmonary hypertension
- physical activity
- fluorescence imaging
- middle aged
- hepatitis b virus
- aortic valve
- mechanical ventilation
- aortic stenosis