Date of Presentation
5-2-2019 12:00 AM
College
School of Osteopathic Medicine
Poster Abstract
Cardiac tamponade and myocardial infarction are rare as the initial presentation of a malignancy. Here, we describe a case with an atypical presentation of a myocardial infarction due to a thrombus in the right coronary artery occurring in the setting of a pericardial effusion causing tamponade physiology related to malignancy. We present this unique case of myocardial infarction and cardiac tamponade as this was not caused by a type-A aortic dissection. In conclusion, we suggest that malignancy be considered in the differential diagnosis when these findings present together.
Keywords
cardiac tamponade, myocardial infarction, malignancy, thrombus, pericardial effusion, coronary artery
Disciplines
Cardiology | Cardiovascular Diseases | Cardiovascular System | Medicine and Health Sciences | Neoplasms | Oncology
Document Type
Poster
Included in
Cardiology Commons, Cardiovascular Diseases Commons, Cardiovascular System Commons, Neoplasms Commons, Oncology Commons
Atypical Presentation of STEMI with Cardiac Tamponade Related to Malignancy
Cardiac tamponade and myocardial infarction are rare as the initial presentation of a malignancy. Here, we describe a case with an atypical presentation of a myocardial infarction due to a thrombus in the right coronary artery occurring in the setting of a pericardial effusion causing tamponade physiology related to malignancy. We present this unique case of myocardial infarction and cardiac tamponade as this was not caused by a type-A aortic dissection. In conclusion, we suggest that malignancy be considered in the differential diagnosis when these findings present together.