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Acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction as the first manifestation of essential thrombocytosis successfully treated with thrombectomy alone

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A patient with no conventional cardiovascular risk factors presented with inferior ST-elevation myocardial infarction which was finally diagnosed as a case of essential thrombocytosis. This case demonstrated that thrombectomy alone was sufficient for the treatment of his coronary occlusion. Furthermore, this case report highlights the importance of evaluating rare causes of myocardial infarction other than atherosclerosis and that internists and cardiologists should be aware of essential thrombocytosis as a known cause of myocardial infarction, particularly in patients with no underlying cardiovascular risk factors.

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  1. Cardiovascular Research Center, Modarres Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

    Isa Khaheshi, Mehdi Memaryan, Maryam Taherkhani & Alireza Serati

  2. CareMore Arizona, 7091 East Speedway, Tucson, AZ, 85710, USA

    Mohammad Reza Movahed

  3. University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, AZ, USA

    Mohammad Reza Movahed

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Khaheshi, I., Memaryan, M., Taherkhani, M. et al. Acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction as the first manifestation of essential thrombocytosis successfully treated with thrombectomy alone. Cardiovasc Interv and Ther 31, 275–278 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12928-015-0347-z

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