a rare case of acute coronary syndrome in a patient with turner syndrome

نویسندگان

tugba kemaloglu cardiology department, specialist, siyami ersek cardiovascular and thoracic surgery center, istanbul, turkey

nihat ozer cardiology department, professor, memorial atasehir hospital, istanbul, turkey; cardiology department, professor, memorial atasehir hospital, istanbul, turkey. tel: +90-5334788730, fax: +90-2165706624

mehmet fikri yapici cardiovascular surgery department, specialist, memorial atasehir hospital, istanbul, turkey

چکیده

conclusions the young woman with turner syndrome have several risk factors for early coronary artery disease development. in such cases, dramatic results like sudden death or heart attack at an early age may occur in cases of insufficient follow-up and treatment. case presentation the patient, a 27-year-old female was admitted to the emergency room with chest pain at rest. she was diagnosed with turner syndrome in her teenage years due to amenorrhea. patients with ecg changes and cardiac enzyme elevations were treated with acute coronary syndrome. introduction in turner syndrome, cardiovascular complications are the most important causes of early mortality. congenital cardiovascular abnormalities are found in approximately one third of turner syndrome patients. developments in diagnosis and treatment have decreased the rate of mortality related to these abnormalities. in recent years, many papers have mentioned that coronary artery disease developing at early ages in patients with turner syndrome causes sudden deaths.

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