Acute myocardial infarction in a 16-year-old girl with systemic lupus erythematosus: A less understood complication
A 16 year old girl diagnosed with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) presented to our hospital with acute myocardial infarction. She was hemodynamically stable. Atherosclerosis tends to be more aggressive in these patients. We are reporting this case to highlight the fact that these patients require...
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| author | Srilakshmi M. Adhyapak Anuraag Gupta Kiron Varghese |
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| description | A 16 year old girl diagnosed with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) presented to our hospital with acute myocardial infarction. She was hemodynamically stable. Atherosclerosis tends to be more aggressive in these patients. We are reporting this case to highlight the fact that these patients require more intense surveillance and aggressive treatment. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ea824c4ac1bf46fc9fba66af1bd0be592023-04-05T08:29:59ZengElsevierIHJ Cardiovascular Case Reports2468-600X2023-01-01711921Acute myocardial infarction in a 16-year-old girl with systemic lupus erythematosus: A less understood complicationSrilakshmi M. Adhyapak0Anuraag Gupta1Kiron Varghese2Corresponding author. Dept of Cardiology, St. John's Medical College Hospital, Bangalore, 560034, India.; Department of Cardiology, St. John's Medical College Hospital, IndiaDepartment of Cardiology, St. John's Medical College Hospital, IndiaDepartment of Cardiology, St. John's Medical College Hospital, IndiaA 16 year old girl diagnosed with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) presented to our hospital with acute myocardial infarction. She was hemodynamically stable. Atherosclerosis tends to be more aggressive in these patients. We are reporting this case to highlight the fact that these patients require more intense surveillance and aggressive treatment.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468600X23000063 |
| spellingShingle | Srilakshmi M. Adhyapak Anuraag Gupta Kiron Varghese Acute myocardial infarction in a 16-year-old girl with systemic lupus erythematosus: A less understood complication IHJ Cardiovascular Case Reports |
| title | Acute myocardial infarction in a 16-year-old girl with systemic lupus erythematosus: A less understood complication |
| title_full | Acute myocardial infarction in a 16-year-old girl with systemic lupus erythematosus: A less understood complication |
| title_fullStr | Acute myocardial infarction in a 16-year-old girl with systemic lupus erythematosus: A less understood complication |
| title_full_unstemmed | Acute myocardial infarction in a 16-year-old girl with systemic lupus erythematosus: A less understood complication |
| title_short | Acute myocardial infarction in a 16-year-old girl with systemic lupus erythematosus: A less understood complication |
| title_sort | acute myocardial infarction in a 16 year old girl with systemic lupus erythematosus a less understood complication |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468600X23000063 |
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