Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura treated with steroid therapy does not prevent acute myocardial infarction: A case report

Blood Coagulation and Fibrinolysis

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 439-442

  Paolini, R ^a   Zamboni, S ^a   Ramazzina, E ^a   Zampieri, P ^b   Cella, Giuseppe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADUA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Italy)

^b University of Padua Medical School ^*

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis risk factors; Myocardial infarction; Steroid therapy; Thrombocytopenia

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CHOLESTEROL; CISAPRIDE; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; HEART ENZYME; HEPARIN; HOMOCYSTEINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; ISOSORBIDE 5 NITRATE; LIPOPROTEIN A; MEVINOLIN; NIFEDIPINE; NITRATE; OMEPRAZOLE; PREDNISONE; STEROID; TICLOPIDINE;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; EXERCISE ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; TRANSDERMAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY;

EID: 0033428964     PISSN: 09575235     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001721-199910000-00007     Document Type: Article

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