Polycythemia Vera Presenting as Cardiac Arrest: Novel Management Strategies.

ABSTRACT: 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.

SUBMITTER: Davis MI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6362489 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature