Acute anterior wall myocardial infraction in asymptomatic severe aortic Coarctation in young adult – A rare case

• Published in: Indian heart journal Vol. 68; no. 4; pp. 523 - 524
• Main Authors: Singhal, Gaurav, Pathak, Vijay
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: India Elsevier B.V 01.07.2016; Elsevier
• Subjects: Adult; Angioplasty, Balloon - methods; Anterior Wall Myocardial Infarction - diagnosis; Anterior Wall Myocardial Infarction - etiology; Anterior wall myocardial infraction; Aortic Coarctation - complications; Aortic Coarctation - diagnosis; Aortic Coarctation - surgery; Aortography; Cardiovascular; Coarctation of Aorta; Coronary Angiography; Echocardiography; Electrocardiography; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Male; Positron-Emission Tomography; Rare Diseases; Research Letter; Stents; Young male; Young male; Coarctation of Aorta; Anterior wall myocardial infraction
• ISSN: 0019-4832
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ihj.2016.05.005

Abstract Coarctation of Aorta is not rare in general population. Aortic Coarctation represents about 5–8% of all congenital cardiac diseases, and it is commonly associated with bicuspid aortic valve. Coarctation of Aorta is typically a disease of childhood and early adulthood, reducing life expectancy in patients, who have not undergone correction. Many case reports of Coarctation of Aorta patients presenting with anterior wall myocardial infraction have been published in various journals, but to the best of our knowledge, no case of Coarctation of Aorta with acute anterior wall myocardial in 30-year-old male is reported till date. We are presenting a rare case of anterior wall myocardial infraction in young male with asymptomatic Coarctation of Aorta.