Acute non-atherosclerotic ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction in an adolescent with concurrent hemoglobin H-Constant Spring disease and polycythemia vera

Acute non-atherosclerotic ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction in an adolescent with concurrent hemoglobin H-Constant Spring disease and polycythemia vera

Thrombosis is a major complication of polycythemia vera (PV) and also a well-known complication of thalassemia. We reported a case of non-atherosclerotic ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) in a 17- year-old man with concurrent post-splenectomized hemoglobin H-Constant Spring disease...

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Main Authors: Ekarat Rattarittamrong, Lalita Norasetthada, Adisak Tantiworawit, Chatree Chai-Adisaksopha, Sasinee Hantrakool, Thanawat Rattanathammethee, Pimlak Charoenkwan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2015-09-01
Series:Hematology Reports
Subjects:
Polycythemia vera
hemoglobin H disease
hemoglobin H-Constant Spring disease
thalassemia
myocardial infarction
Online Access:http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/hr/article/view/5941

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