Myocardial Infarction in a Premenopausal Woman on Leuprolide Therapy

Myocardial Infarction in a Premenopausal Woman on Leuprolide Therapy

Premenopausal women with chest pain syndrome may have nonatherosclerotic coronary arteries with abnormal coronary flow. Estrogens have cardioprotective effect improving coronary vasodilatation. This case report discusses the consequences of leuprolide use by decreasing estrogen levels which led to a...

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Veröffentlicht in:Case Reports in Medicine 2015-01, Vol.2015 (2015), p.219-222-055
Hauptverfasser: Perez, Irving E., Taub, Cynthia C., Menegus, Mark A.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Cardiology
Cardiovascular disease
Care and treatment
Case Report
Case studies
Complications and side effects
Diagnosis
Dosage and administration
Heart attack
Heart attacks
Leuprolide
Stents
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Zusammenfassung:Premenopausal women with chest pain syndrome may have nonatherosclerotic coronary arteries with abnormal coronary flow. Estrogens have cardioprotective effect improving coronary vasodilatation. This case report discusses the consequences of leuprolide use by decreasing estrogen levels which led to acute myocardial infarction.
ISSN:1687-9627
1687-9635
DOI:10.1155/2015/390642