Author/Authors :
Shokr, Mohamed Internal Medicine Department - Detroit Medical Center - Wayne State University, Detroit, USA , Rashed, Ahmed Cardiology Department - Detroit Medical Center - Wayne State University, Detroit, USA , Lata, Kusum Cardiology Department - Detroit Medical Center - Wayne State University, Detroit, USA , Kondur, Ashok Cardiology Department - Detroit Medical Center - Wayne State University, Detroit, USA
Abstract :
Drug induced myocardial infarction is a known entity with different forms of steroids linked to coronary artery disease (CAD) either
through promoting its traditional risk factors, inducing coronary spasm, or by other unidentified mechanisms. Dexamethasone is
known to promote an atherogenic and hypercoagulable state. We report a case of a 75-year-old woman who had ST elevation
myocardial infarction (STEMI) associated with dexamethasone use just 4 days following an angiogram showing minor luminal
irregularities.
Keywords :
Dexamethasone , Myocardial Infarction , Coronary Angiogram , Steroids
