[Two consecutive cases of myocardial infarction among young women in reproductive age and without risk factors]

Ital Heart J Suppl. 2002 Apr;3(4):446-9.
[Article in Italian]

Abstract

Coronary artery disease does not occur in all the patients with acute myocardial infarction. Coronary artery diseases occurs in 97% of cases; in the other 3% of cases, myocardial infarction is caused by coronary spasm (40%, intracoronary thrombosis (60%) due to platelet hyperreactivity, peripartum thrombophilia or use of oral contraceptives. Myocardial infarction in young women is an infrequent event. Spontaneous coronary artery dissection is a rare cause of acute myocardial infarction that typically occurs during the peripartum period. A few cases of myocardial infarction in premenopausal women with no risk factors for coronary artery disease and normal coronary arteries have been reported. We describe 2 consecutive cases of acute myocardial infarction occurred in young, premenopausal women, without risk factors for cardiovascular diseases.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Myocardial Infarction / etiology*
  • Risk Factors