Perioperative myocardial infarction in a young adult after percutaneous nephrolithotomy

Rajnish Kumar; Ravi Vishnu Prasad; Vinod Kumar Verma

doi:10.4103/sja.SJA_813_18

Perioperative myocardial infarction in a young adult after percutaneous nephrolithotomy

Saudi J Anaesth. 2019 Oct-Dec;13(4):374-376. doi: 10.4103/sja.SJA_813_18.

Authors

Rajnish Kumar¹, Ravi Vishnu Prasad², Vinod Kumar Verma³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Anaesthesiology, All India Institutes of Medical Sciences, Patna, Bihar, India.
² Department of Cardiology, Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna, Bihar, India.
³ Department of Anaesthesiology, Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna, Bihar, India.

Abstract

The causes of myocardial infarction in a young adult can be divided into four groups: (1) atherosclerosis, (2) nonatherosclerosis, (3) hypercoagulable states, and (4) substance abuse. We present here a case of the 29-year-old male patient who developed myocardial infarction after undergoing percutaneous nephrolithotomy. Prompt diagnosis and timely intervention salvaged his myocardium.

Keywords: Percutaneous nephrolithotomy; perioperative myocardial infarction; young adult.

Publication types

Case Reports