Essential Thrombocythaemia and Recurrent Myocardial Infarction

ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction in patient with essential thrombocythemia without associated risk

“…The LAD artery is burdened with big systolic pressure and high shear stress of blood flow which makes it susceptible to endothelial damage, according to the retrieved results. Other theories include: (1) prolonged spasm and subsequent thrombosis, (2) increased procoagulant activity of thrombocytes, (3) possible deficiency of selective lipoxygenase, and (4) altered platelet granule glycoprotein [9]. We also find cigarette smoking as a risk factor of thrombosis in ET patients [3] probably by causing coronary vasoconstriction and endothelial dysfunction.…”

Diagnostic d’une thrombocytémie essentielle après infarctus du myocarde compliqué d’arrêt cardio-circulatoire : un cas clinique

“…Plusieurs hypothèses physiopathologiques ont été évoquées depuis une trentaine d'années déjà [11], parmi lesquelles figurent une augmentation de l'activité procoagulante des thrombocytes, une activation de ces thrombocytes entraînant des lésions endothéliales, la survenue d'un spasme coronaire aboutissant à la formation du thrombus ou la déficience en lipoxygénase.…”

Multiple coronary thrombosis and stent implantation to the subtotally occluded right renal artery in a patient with essential thrombocytosis: A case report with review

“…Fewer than 20 cases of essential thrombocytosis with involvement of coronary arteries leading to acute coronary syndromes or myocardial infarction have been reported [12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28]. The association between essential thrombocytosis and coronary artery disease was first reported by Saffitz et al [12].…”