Massive Anterior STEMI Due to Essential Thrombocythemia Leading to Urgent Thrombocytapheresis
STEMI complicating acutely decompensated ET is life threatening, and early thrombocytapheresis should be considered in select patients. This case demonstrates the potential benefit of more aggressive cytoreductive therapy in patients with ET and underlying cardiovascular risk factors.
Authors
- Anthony Poulin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8629-0605)
- Alexis V Rioux
- Mathieu Bernier (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9240-3816)
- A. Avram
- Laurence Morin
Institutions
- Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec (CA)
- Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JACC Case Reports
- Published
- 2025-10-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2025.105731
- Primary Topic
- Myeloproliferative Neoplasms: Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00