Polycythemia Vera Presenting as Cardiac Arrest: Novel Management Strategies

Joint Authors

Madan, Mina
Davis, Mark
Courtney, Brian K.
Cohen, Gideon
Poon, Stephanie

Source

Case Reports in Cardiology

Issue

Vol. 2019, Issue 2019 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.1-7, 7 p.

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Publication Date

2019-01-22

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

7

Main Subjects

Diseases

Abstract EN

Acute coronary syndromes (ACS) usually occur in patients with multiple cardiac risk factors.

In young adults, drug use and hypercoagulable states are common causes for ACS presentations.

We report a case of a man in his early 30s who was diagnosed with polycythemia vera (PV) and had a cardiac arrest due to an anterolateral ST elevation myocardial infarction.

We discuss his unique management and review the evidence on the management of arterial thromboembolism in PV patients.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Davis, Mark& Courtney, Brian K.& Cohen, Gideon& Poon, Stephanie& Madan, Mina. 2019. Polycythemia Vera Presenting as Cardiac Arrest: Novel Management Strategies. Case Reports in Cardiology،Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-7.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)

Davis, Mark…[et al.]. Polycythemia Vera Presenting as Cardiac Arrest: Novel Management Strategies. Case Reports in Cardiology No. 2019 (2019), pp.1-7.
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American Medical Association (AMA)

Davis, Mark& Courtney, Brian K.& Cohen, Gideon& Poon, Stephanie& Madan, Mina. Polycythemia Vera Presenting as Cardiac Arrest: Novel Management Strategies. Case Reports in Cardiology. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-7.
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Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references

Record ID

BIM-1134095