Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome after Early Successful Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Therapy in Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Case Report

Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is characterized by acute-onset dyspnea, diffuse bilateral pulmonary infiltration, low pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP), and an arterial oxygen tension/ inspired oxygen fraction (PaO2/FiO2) ratio of less than 200 mmHg. Acute myocardial infarction (...

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Main Authors: Ho-Ming Su, Wen-Chol Voon, Tsung-Hsien Lin, Chih-Sheng Chu, Sheng-Hsiung Sheu, Wen-Ter Lai
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Published: Wiley 2005-02-01
Series:Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences
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author Ho-Ming Su
Wen-Chol Voon
Tsung-Hsien Lin
Chih-Sheng Chu
Sheng-Hsiung Sheu
Wen-Ter Lai
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Wen-Chol Voon
Tsung-Hsien Lin
Chih-Sheng Chu
Sheng-Hsiung Sheu
Wen-Ter Lai
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description Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is characterized by acute-onset dyspnea, diffuse bilateral pulmonary infiltration, low pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP), and an arterial oxygen tension/ inspired oxygen fraction (PaO2/FiO2) ratio of less than 200 mmHg. Acute myocardial infarction (AMI), whether complicated by circulatory arrest, cardiogenic shock, and hypotension or not, was reported as an etiologic factor in the development of ARDS in the prethrombolytic era. In the thrombolytic era, two cases of AMI complicated with ARDS have been reported. ARDS in these two patients resulted from anaphylactic reaction to the thrombolytic agent and not from the hemodynamic consequences of AMI. Development of ARDS during the AMI period has not been reported after early successful primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Herein, we report a 61-year-old male patient with persistent chest pain who was diagnosed with Killip II anterior ST-segment elevation AMI. He was treated successfully with primary PCI 2.5 hours after the onset of chest pain. Unfortunately, on the third hospital day, acuteonset dyspnea (respiratory rate, 33 beats/min), fever (38.5°C), leukocytosis (white blood cell count, 18,360/μL), and diffuse bilateral pulmonary infiltration were noted. ARDS was diagnosed from the low PCWP (8 mmHg) and a PaO2/FiO2 of less than 200 mmHg (160 mmHg). No usual causes of ARDS such as infection, aspiration, trauma, shock, or drug reactions were noted. We assumed that, in this particular patient, the systemic inflammatory response syndrome frequently induced by AMI might have caused this episode of ARDS. This may imply that AMI itself is a possible etiology of ARDS.
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spelling doaj.art-038a1eaabe644dbba705538192ee7fc92022-12-21T23:41:55ZengWileyKaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences1607-551X2005-02-01212788310.1016/S1607-551X(09)70281-5Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome after Early Successful Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Therapy in Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Case ReportHo-Ming SuWen-Chol VoonTsung-Hsien LinChih-Sheng ChuSheng-Hsiung SheuWen-Ter LaiAcute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is characterized by acute-onset dyspnea, diffuse bilateral pulmonary infiltration, low pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP), and an arterial oxygen tension/ inspired oxygen fraction (PaO2/FiO2) ratio of less than 200 mmHg. Acute myocardial infarction (AMI), whether complicated by circulatory arrest, cardiogenic shock, and hypotension or not, was reported as an etiologic factor in the development of ARDS in the prethrombolytic era. In the thrombolytic era, two cases of AMI complicated with ARDS have been reported. ARDS in these two patients resulted from anaphylactic reaction to the thrombolytic agent and not from the hemodynamic consequences of AMI. Development of ARDS during the AMI period has not been reported after early successful primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Herein, we report a 61-year-old male patient with persistent chest pain who was diagnosed with Killip II anterior ST-segment elevation AMI. He was treated successfully with primary PCI 2.5 hours after the onset of chest pain. Unfortunately, on the third hospital day, acuteonset dyspnea (respiratory rate, 33 beats/min), fever (38.5°C), leukocytosis (white blood cell count, 18,360/μL), and diffuse bilateral pulmonary infiltration were noted. ARDS was diagnosed from the low PCWP (8 mmHg) and a PaO2/FiO2 of less than 200 mmHg (160 mmHg). No usual causes of ARDS such as infection, aspiration, trauma, shock, or drug reactions were noted. We assumed that, in this particular patient, the systemic inflammatory response syndrome frequently induced by AMI might have caused this episode of ARDS. This may imply that AMI itself is a possible etiology of ARDS.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1607551X09702815acute respiratory distress syndromeacute myocardial infarctionprimary percutaneous coronary intervention
spellingShingle Ho-Ming Su
Wen-Chol Voon
Tsung-Hsien Lin
Chih-Sheng Chu
Sheng-Hsiung Sheu
Wen-Ter Lai
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome after Early Successful Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Therapy in Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Case Report
Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences
acute respiratory distress syndrome
acute myocardial infarction
primary percutaneous coronary intervention
title Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome after Early Successful Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Therapy in Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Case Report
title_full Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome after Early Successful Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Therapy in Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Case Report
title_fullStr Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome after Early Successful Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Therapy in Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Case Report
title_full_unstemmed Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome after Early Successful Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Therapy in Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Case Report
title_short Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome after Early Successful Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Therapy in Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Case Report
title_sort acute respiratory distress syndrome after early successful primary percutaneous coronary intervention therapy in acute myocardial infarction a case report
topic acute respiratory distress syndrome
acute myocardial infarction
primary percutaneous coronary intervention
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1607551X09702815
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