Steroid-induced recurrent myocardial ischemia

Yildirim U., Gülel O., Soylu K., Yüksel S., Şahin M.

Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia, cilt.33, sa.7-8, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 33 Sayı: 7-8
  • Basım Tarihi: 2014
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.repc.2014.02.016
  • Dergi Adı: Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Coronary slow flow, Myocardial infarction, Myocardial ischemia, Prednisolone, Steroid
  • Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

We report the case of a female patient under oral prednisolone therapy due to a diagnosis of idiopathic intracranial hypertension with papilledema. Unfortunately, short-term treatment with prednisolone caused an unusual complication in the patient, i.e., recurrent myocardial ischemia. Possible mechanisms leading to this complication were evaluated in the light of current knowledge.