Open AccessAcute myocardial infarction in two adolescent males
Author(s) -
Duvernoy Claire S.,
Bates Eric R.,
Fay William P.,
Farrehi Peter M.,
Werns Steven W.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
clinical cardiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.263
H-Index - 72
eISSN - 1932-8737
pISSN - 0160-9289
DOI - 10.1002/clc.4960210916
Subject(s) - medicine , myocardial infarction , cardiology , coronary heart disease , heart disease , family history , population , disease , infarction , environmental health
Acute myocardial infarction in previously healthy children is rare in the absence of congenital anomalies. We describe two cases of acute anterior myocardial infarction in adolescent males with no congenital heart disease, without prior history of or risk factors for coronary heart disease, and with no history of drug abuse. These cases illustrate that myocardial infarction in the absence of systemic illness or coronary anomalies can occur in an adolescent population.