A rare cause of acute myocardial infarction: Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 133, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Ho, Hee Hwa ^a   Minutello, Robert ^a   Juliano, Nickolas ^a   Wong, Shing Chiu ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Coronary angiography; Myocardial infarction; Plasma exchange; Platelet

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; HEPARIN; NITRIC ACID DERIVATIVE; TROPONIN; VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR CLEAVING PROTEINASE;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; PLASMAPHERESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; T WAVE INVERSION; THORAX PAIN; THROMBECTOMY; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA;

ADULT; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PURPURA, THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC;

EID: 61449249944     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.08.063     Document Type: Article

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