Article Title

Inferior STEMI Complicated by Retroperitoneal Hemorrhage due to Ruptured AAA

Authors

Farley B. Neasman III, Marshall UniversityFollow
Melissa D. Lester, Marshall UniversityFollow
Nepal C. Chowdhury, St Mary's Medical Center Cardiothoracic surgeryFollow

Author Credentials

Farley B. Neasman III, Melissa D. Lester, DO, Nepal C. Chowdhury, MD

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.18590/mjm.2017.vol3.iss1.5

Abstract

When patients present with life threatening conditions, a rapid cost-benefit analysis prioritizes care and commits treatment to a certain course that, in the case of ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) treated with drug-eluting stents (DES), could be fatal if there is any deviation. Antiplatelet therapy is vital and secondary concerns (i.e. bleeding diatheses) may accept suboptimal outcomes – in rare cases, another life-threatening condition may be unmasked, the treatment for which runs directly counter to the first. We present a case of STEMI with high clot burden treated with multiple DES, complicated by retroperitoneal hemorrhage due to a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm.

Conflict(s) of Interest

N/A

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Recommended Citation

Neasman, Farley B. III; Lester, Melissa D.; and Chowdhury, Nepal C. (2017) "Inferior STEMI Complicated by Retroperitoneal Hemorrhage due to Ruptured AAA," Marshall Journal of Medicine: Vol. 3: Iss. 1, Article 5.
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18590/mjm.2017.vol3.iss1.5
Available at: https://mds.marshall.edu/mjm/vol3/iss1/5