Myocardial Infarction in a Patient With Down Syndrome: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Coronary artery disease and myocardial infarctions are believed to be rare in patients with Down's syndrome. Congenital heart malformations are frequently seen in children born with the syndrome and may represent a substrate for coronary artery embolism in later life. We report a case of myocar...

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Published in:Clinical cardiology (Mahwah, N.J.) N.J.), 2011-02, Vol.34 (2), p.87-89
Main Authors: Raina, Tushar, McGrath, Emmet, Gunn, Julian
Format: Article
Language:English
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Adult
Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary
Cardiac Catheterization
Coronary Artery Disease - diagnostic imaging
Coronary Artery Disease - pathology
Coronary Artery Disease - therapy
Cyanosis
Down Syndrome - diagnostic imaging
Down Syndrome - pathology
Down Syndrome - therapy
Echocardiography
Humans
Male
Myocardial Infarction - diagnostic imaging
Myocardial Infarction - pathology
Myocardial Infarction - therapy
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Summary:Coronary artery disease and myocardial infarctions are believed to be rare in patients with Down's syndrome. Congenital heart malformations are frequently seen in children born with the syndrome and may represent a substrate for coronary artery embolism in later life. We report a case of myocardial infarction in a patient with Down's syndrome and present a review of the literature. Copyright © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. The authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose.
ISSN:0160-9289
1932-8737
DOI:10.1002/clc.20864