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Semin Thromb Hemost 2024; 50(06): 894-896
DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-1777302
Letter to the Editor

Coronary Thrombosis with Distal Embolization in a Young Patient after Orthopaedic Surgery: An Informative Case Report

Vittorio Pengo
1   Thrombosis Research Laboratory, University of Padova, Italy
2   Arianna Foundation on Anticoagulation, Bologna, Italy
,
Alessia Bracco
3   Department of Cardio-Thoracic-Vascular Sciences and Public Health, District Hospital, Piove di Sacco (PD), Italy
,
Gentian Denas
1   Thrombosis Research Laboratory, University of Padova, Italy
,
Sabino Iliceto
1   Thrombosis Research Laboratory, University of Padova, Italy
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Here, we present the peculiar case of a young man who presented with an acute myocardial infarction few days after an orthopaedic surgery. Myocardial infarction after an orthopaedic surgery is not rare in the elderly population but is very rare in young patients. This case is special as it describes a complex combination of thrombotic risk factors.



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04 December 2023

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