ACUTE MYOCARDIAL-INFARCTION IN A PATIENT WITH VON-WILLEBRAND DISEASE

Authors
WONG CB SCHREIBER TL
Citation
Cb. Wong et Tl. Schreiber, ACUTE MYOCARDIAL-INFARCTION IN A PATIENT WITH VON-WILLEBRAND DISEASE, Catheterization and cardiovascular diagnosis, 38(3), 1996, pp. 287-288
Citations number
3
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiac & Cardiovascular System
Journal title
Catheterization and cardiovascular diagnosis → ACNP
ISSN journal
00986569
Volume
38
Issue
3
Year of publication
1996
Pages
287 - 288
Database
ISI
SICI code
0098-6569(1996)38:3<287:AMIAPW>2.0.ZU;2-#
Abstract
Coronary atherosclerosis is uncommon in patients with von Willebrand f actor deficiency. Occurrence of acute myocardial infarction is even ra rer in these patients. We report on a 69-year-old woman with a long-st anding history of von Willebrand disease who presented with acute myoc ardial infarction. Thrombolytic therapy with rtPA, heparin, and aspiri n, followed by percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty and coro nary stenting, was performed without significant bleeding or other com plications. (C) 1998 Wiley-Liss, Inc.