Anorexia nervosa and myocardial infarction

A 39-year-old woman with long-standing anorexia nervosa was admitted to our hospital because of extreme weakness and cachexia. During a hyperalimentation therapy, she developed chest pain, revealing the electrocardiogram and cardiac enzymes a myocardial infarction of the inferior wall. We suggest th...

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Veröffentlicht in:	International journal of cardiology 1994-06, Vol.45 (2), p.138-140
Hauptverfasser:	García-Rubira, Juan C., Hidalgo, Rafael, Gómez-Barrado, JoséJ., Romero, Dolores, Cruz Fernández, JoséM.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Anorexia nervosa Anorexia Nervosa - physiopathology Anorexia Nervosa - therapy Biological and medical sciences Cardiology. Vascular system Cholesterol - blood Cholesterol, HDL - blood Coronary artery disease Coronary Artery Disease - physiopathology Coronary Artery Disease - therapy Coronary heart disease Electrocardiography Female Heart Heart Conduction System - physiopathology Humans Long QT Syndrome - physiopathology Long QT Syndrome - therapy Medical sciences Myocardial infarction Myocardial Infarction - physiopathology Myocardial Infarction - therapy Parenteral Nutrition, Total Triglycerides - blood Weight Gain - physiology
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Zusammenfassung:	A 39-year-old woman with long-standing anorexia nervosa was admitted to our hospital because of extreme weakness and cachexia. During a hyperalimentation therapy, she developed chest pain, revealing the electrocardiogram and cardiac enzymes a myocardial infarction of the inferior wall. We suggest that anorexia nervosa does not ‘protect’ against coronary atherosclerosis, and that some of the cases of sudden death could be related to myocardial ischemia.
ISSN:	0167-5273 1874-1754
DOI:	10.1016/0167-5273(94)90270-4