Objective: To present a case of myocardial infarction due to Behcet's syndrome. Clinical Presentation and Intervention: A 27-year-old man who was known to have Behcet's syndrome for 1 year presented with retrosternal fluctuating chest pain, which radiated to the epigastrium 5 h prior to admission. Coronary angiography showed total occlusion of the left anterior descending coronary artery, which was successfully treated with coronary stent implantation. Conclusion: This case shows that patients with Behcet's syndrome who had acute chest pain should be thoroughly examined for any signs of acute myocardial infarction. Copyright (C) 2008 S. Karger AG, Basel.
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Alma Mater Studiorum Univ Bologna, Dipartimento Med Diagnost & Sperimentale, I-40139 Bologna, ItalyAlma Mater Studiorum Univ Bologna, Dipartimento Med Diagnost & Sperimentale, I-40139 Bologna, Italy
Xhyheri, Boreida
Pizzi, Carmine
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Suny Downstate Med Ctr, Dept Internal Med, Div Cardiovasc Dis, Brooklyn, NY 11203 USASuny Downstate Med Ctr, Dept Internal Med, Div Cardiovasc Dis, Brooklyn, NY 11203 USA
Kariyanna, Pramod Theetha
Shah, Parth
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Shah, Parth
Jayarangaiah, Apoorva
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Wake Forest Univ, Dept Internal Med, Baptist Hlth, Winston Salem, NC 27101 USASuny Downstate Med Ctr, Dept Internal Med, Div Cardiovasc Dis, Brooklyn, NY 11203 USA
Jayarangaiah, Apoorva
Chowdhury, Yuvraj Singh
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Suny Downstate Med Ctr, Dept Internal Med, Div Cardiovasc Dis, Brooklyn, NY 11203 USASuny Downstate Med Ctr, Dept Internal Med, Div Cardiovasc Dis, Brooklyn, NY 11203 USA
Chowdhury, Yuvraj Singh
Lazaro, Deana
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Vet Affairs New York Harbor Healthcare Syst, Div Rheumatol, Dept Internal Med, Brooklyn, NY 11209 USASuny Downstate Med Ctr, Dept Internal Med, Div Cardiovasc Dis, Brooklyn, NY 11203 USA
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Univ Calif San Francisco, Dept Internal Med, San Francisco, CA 94143 USAUniv Calif San Francisco, Dept Internal Med, San Francisco, CA 94143 USA
Stein, Nathan R.
Ramakrishna, Satvik
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Univ Calif San Francisco, Dept Internal Med, Div Cardiol, San Francisco, CA 94143 USAUniv Calif San Francisco, Dept Internal Med, San Francisco, CA 94143 USA
Ramakrishna, Satvik
Yeghiazarians, Yerem
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