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Published in: Journal of Medical Case Reports 1/2014

Open Access 01-12-2014 | Case report

Coronary intervention for acute coronary syndrome in a 51-year-old man with immune thrombocytopenic purpura: a case report

Authors: Bora Demircelik, Meltem Altinsoy, Fadime Bozduman, Mahmut Gunes, Muzaffer Cakmak, Beyhan Eryonucu

Published in: Journal of Medical Case Reports | Issue 1/2014

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Abstract

Introduction

Treatment of the rare cases of patients with chronic idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura with acute coronary syndrome can be a significant problem. The patient in our case report was treated successfully with percutaneous coronary intervention.

Case presentation

A 51-year-old man of Turkish origin who had idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura was admitted to our hospital with severe chest pain. His electrocardiography was normal on admission but dynamic ischemic changes were observed during follow-up. He underwent immediate coronary angiography. In his angiography, left anterior descending artery stenosis was 90% together with the diagonal ostium. Percutaneous coronary intervention was performed successfully. Bleeding complications were not observed after the procedure.

Conclusions

We report the presence of a rare case of chronic idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura in a patient with acute coronary syndrome. In this situation a serious multidisciplinary approach is required before coronary intervention.
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Metadata
Title
Coronary intervention for acute coronary syndrome in a 51-year-old man with immune thrombocytopenic purpura: a case report
Authors
Bora Demircelik
Meltem Altinsoy
Fadime Bozduman
Mahmut Gunes
Muzaffer Cakmak
Beyhan Eryonucu
Publication date
01-12-2014
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Journal of Medical Case Reports / Issue 1/2014
Electronic ISSN: 1752-1947
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-8-214

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