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Left main coronary artery thrombosis revealing angio-Behçet syndrome

The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine volume 26, pages 88–90 (2014)Cite this article

Abstract

Although acute myocardial infarction commonly results from coronary atherothrombosis, there are several other etiologies that should be taken initially into account, especially in young adults without significant atherosclerotic risk factors. Thrombophilia and coronary arteritis are, in this context, examples of etiologies that should be looked after. Through this article, we present a case of Behçet’s disease with arterial involvement diagnosed after myocardial infarction resulting from thrombosis of the left main coronary artery in a 38-year-old young man without any particular past medical history.

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  1. Department of Cardiological Investigations and Resuscitation, La Rabta University Hospital, 1007, Jebbari-Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia

    Jihen Ayari MD, Mohamed S. Mourali, Abdjalil Farhati & Rachid Mechmeche

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Ayari, J., Mourali, M.S., Farhati, A. et al. Left main coronary artery thrombosis revealing angio-Behçet syndrome. Egypt J Intern Med 26, 88–90 (2014). https://doi.org/10.4103/1110-7782.139578

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