Successful Intracoronary Thrombolysis in Acute ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction Patient With Uncorrected Tetralogy of Fallot

Tan Quang Phan; Hieu Lan Nguyen; Thang Duy Nguyen; Sang Wook Kim

doi:10.14740/jmc3619

Successful Intracoronary Thrombolysis in Acute ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction Patient With Uncorrected Tetralogy of Fallot

J Med Cases. 2021 Mar;12(3):90-93. doi: 10.14740/jmc3619. Epub 2021 Jan 19.

Authors

Tan Quang Phan^{1

2}, Hieu Lan Nguyen³, Thang Duy Nguyen³, Sang Wook Kim²

Affiliations

¹ Cardiovascular Intervention Department, Quang Nam Central Hospital, Quang Nam 562409, Vietnam.
² Cardiovascular Research Center, Chung-Ang University Hospital, Seoul 06973, South Korea.
³ Cardiovascular Center, Hanoi Medical University Hospital, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam.

Abstract

Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) is the most common cyanotic congenital heart disease that has low survival rate without surgical correction. This report is about a rare case of acute ST elevation myocardial infarction in a 46-year-old patient with uncorrected TOF that was successfully treated with low-dose intracoronary thrombolysis.

Keywords: Acute myocardial infarction; Intracoronary thrombolysis; Percutaneous intervention; Tetralogy of Fallot.

Publication types

Case Reports