Myocardial infarction in a patient with thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 95, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 339-341

  Dhawan, Sumeesh ^a   Tak, Tahir ^a  

^a MARSHFIELD CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Myocardial infarction; Syncope; Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura

Indexed keywords

FRESH FROZEN PLASMA; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; HEART ENZYME; METOPROLOL; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD CHEMISTRY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; ECG ABNORMALITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE INJURY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; PLASMAPHERESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; SYNCOPE; THORAX PAIN; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PLASMA EXCHANGE; PURPURA, THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC; SYNCOPE;

EID: 2942522884     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2003.04.039     Document Type: Article

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