Author/Editor		Kranjec, Igor; Černe, Andreja; Noč, Marko
Title		Ephedrine-induced acute myocardial infarction in a young athlete: a case of thrombus management
Type		članek
Source		Angiology
Vol. and No.		Letnik 60, št. 2
Publication year		2009
Volume		str. 254-8
Language		eng
Abstract		A case of acute myocardial infarction in a young athlete provoked by ephedrine abuse has been described in this study. An intracoronary thrombus found in the left anterior descending coronary artery at urgent angiography was successfully removed using the Pronto (Vascular Solutions, Minneapolis, Minnesota) aspiration catheter. The intravascular ultrasound examination performed thereafter showed a nonobstructive atherosclerotic plaque in the culprit artery; there was no evidence whatsoever of possible plaque disruption. The result of percutaneous coronary intervention was satisfactory, and no stent implantation was needed. The patient experienced no adverse events until his outpatient visit 3 months later.
Descriptors		EPHEDRINE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION CORONARY THROMBOSIS CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY ADULT