Sickle cell anemia

Sickle cell anemias are chronic hemolytic diseases that may induce three types of acute accidents: severe anemia, severe bacterial infections, and ischemic vasoocclusive accidents (VOA) caused by sickle-shaped red blood cells obstructing small blood vessels and capillaries. Many diverse complications can occur.

Myocardial infarction

Necrosis of the myocardium caused by an obstruction of the blood supply to the heart and often associated with chest pain, shortness of breath, palpitations, and anxiety as well as characteristic EKG findings and elevation of serum markers including creatine kinase-MB fraction and troponin.


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PMID (PMCID)
15692605
 MALE Adult
Acute myocardial infarction in sickle cell disease: a possible complication of hydroxyurea treatment.
Fattori A, de Souza RA, Saad ST, Costa FF.
Hematol J. 2005;5(7):589-90.
Acute myocardial infarction in sickle cell disease: a possible complication of hydroxyurea treatment.
15692605
 MALE Adult
Acute myocardial infarction in sickle cell disease: a possible complication of hydroxyurea treatment.
Fattori A, de Souza RA, Saad ST, Costa FF.
Hematol J. 2005;5(7):589-90.
We describe a 28-year-old man treated with hydroxyurea for sickle cell anemia, who was admitted to the University Hospital with an acute myocardial infarction.
15219301
 MALE Adult
Acute myocardial infarction in a young man with sickle cell disease.
Sherman SC, Sule HP.
J Emerg Med. 2004;27(1):31-5.
We present a case of a 29-year-old man with sickle cell disease who presented with an acute non-ST segment myocardial infarction.
14663284
 MALE
Acute myocardial infarction in sickle cell anemia.
Assanasen C, Quinton RA, Buchanan GR.
J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2003;25(12):978-81.
The authors describe a case of sudden death in a child with sickle cell disease due to acute myocardial infarction and suggest that heavy exertional stress and use of pseudoephedrine may have precipitated the event.
14663284
 MALE
Acute myocardial infarction in sickle cell anemia.
Assanasen C, Quinton RA, Buchanan GR.
J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2003;25(12):978-81.
Acute myocardial infarction in sickle cell anemia.
12563093
 MALE
Myocardial infarction and transient ventricular dysfunction in an adolescent with sickle cell disease.
Deymann AJ, Goertz KK.
Pediatrics. 2003;111(2):E183-7.
Myocardial infarction and transient ventricular dysfunction in an adolescent with sickle cell disease.
12563093
 MALE
Myocardial infarction and transient ventricular dysfunction in an adolescent with sickle cell disease.
Deymann AJ, Goertz KK.
Pediatrics. 2003;111(2):E183-7.
We report a case of an adolescent who had sickle cell disease and previous evidence of myocardial damage and presented with abdominal pain and rapid progression to cardiogenic shock and subsequent development of myocardial infarction.
10089251
 MALE Child
Transient left ventricular dysfunction in childhood sickle cell disease.
Johnson WH Jr, McCrary RB, Mankad VN.
Pediatr Cardiol. 1999;20(3):221-3.
For unclear reasons, myocardial infarction is rare in childhood sickle cell disease, whereas lung, bone, and brain infarcts are more common.
27415848
 OTHER
Acute Myocardial Infarction in Sickle Cell Disease: Case Report and Review of the Literature.
Loutfy M, Tyler B, Sher GD.
Hematology. 1997;2(6):507-11.
Although vascular occlusion is a hallmark of sickle cell disease, documented myocardial infarction is an uncommon event in these patients.
27415848
 OTHER
Acute Myocardial Infarction in Sickle Cell Disease: Case Report and Review of the Literature.
Loutfy M, Tyler B, Sher GD.
Hematology. 1997;2(6):507-11.
Acute Myocardial Infarction in Sickle Cell Disease: Case Report and Review of the Literature.
27415848
 OTHER
Acute Myocardial Infarction in Sickle Cell Disease: Case Report and Review of the Literature.
Loutfy M, Tyler B, Sher GD.
Hematology. 1997;2(6):507-11.
We report a case of an acute lateral myocardial infarction in a 25 year old male homozygous for HbS, who had previously had a relatively benign course of his sickle cell disease.
2084657
 MALE
Acute myocardial infarction in sickle cell anaemia associated with severe hypoxia.
Saad ST, Arruda VR, Junqueira OO, Schelini FA, Coelho OB.
Postgrad Med J. 1990;66(782):1068-70.
Ischaemic heart disease is rare in sickle cell anemia and in this case it is possible that the acute episode of hypoxia led to myocardial infarction.
3381795
 MALE Adult
Massive nonatherosclerotic myocardial infarction in sickle cell anemia.
McCormick WF.
Am J Forensic Med Pathol. 1988;9(2):151-4.
Myocardial infarction, unassociated with atherosclerosis, has very rarely been reported in sickle cell anemia.
3381795
 MALE Adult
Massive nonatherosclerotic myocardial infarction in sickle cell anemia.
McCormick WF.
Am J Forensic Med Pathol. 1988;9(2):151-4.
A 30-year-old black man with proven sickle cell anemia died after five years of progressive heart failure and three clinically distinct episodes of myocardial infarction.
6230006
 MIXED_SAMPLE Infant
Myocardial infarction in sickle cell anemia.
Barrett O Jr, Saunders DE Jr, McFarland DE, Humphries JO.
Am J Hematol. 1984;16(2):139-47.
Literature reports of postmortem examinations on patients with sickle cell anemia confirm the scarcity of coronary atherosclerosis and myocardial infarction in these patients.
6230006
 MIXED_SAMPLE Infant
Myocardial infarction in sickle cell anemia.
Barrett O Jr, Saunders DE Jr, McFarland DE, Humphries JO.
Am J Hematol. 1984;16(2):139-47.
A review of the electrocardiograms (ECG) of 108 patients with sickle cell anemia found only 3 with patterns consistent with myocardial infarction.
6230006
 MIXED_SAMPLE Infant
Myocardial infarction in sickle cell anemia.
Barrett O Jr, Saunders DE Jr, McFarland DE, Humphries JO.
Am J Hematol. 1984;16(2):139-47.
Myocardial infarction in sickle cell anemia.
6838304
 FEMALE Adult
Acute myocardial infarction in sickle cell anemia.
Martin CR, Cobb C, Tatter D, Johnson C, Haywood LJ.
Arch Intern Med. 1983;143(4):830-1.
Acute myocardial infarction in sickle cell anemia.
403890
 MALE Adult
[Myocardial infarction and heterozygous sickle cell anemia. Apropos of 2 cases].
Botreau-Roussel P, Drobinski G, Levy R, Vachon JM, Nivet M, Grosgogeat Y.
Arch Mal Coeur Vaiss. 1977;70(2):141-7.
[Myocardial infarction and heterozygous sickle cell anemia.
403890
 MALE Adult
[Myocardial infarction and heterozygous sickle cell anemia. Apropos of 2 cases].
Botreau-Roussel P, Drobinski G, Levy R, Vachon JM, Nivet M, Grosgogeat Y.
Arch Mal Coeur Vaiss. 1977;70(2):141-7.
The authors report two cases of myocardial infarction in patients whose coronary arteries were relatively free from atherosclerosis; they were young men, with the heterozygous form of sickle cell disease AS.