Nail-patella syndrome

Nail-patella syndrome (NPS) is a rare hereditary patellar dysostosis characterized by nail hypoplasia or aplasia, aplastic or hypoplastic patellae, elbow dysplasia, and the presence of iliac horns as well as renal and ocular anomalies.

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)
25433575	FEMALE	Adult
	Spontaneous coronary artery dissection in a parturient with Nail-Patella syndrome.
	Nizamuddin SL, Broderick DK, Minehart RD, Kamdar BB. Int J Obstet Anesth. 2015;24(1):69-73.
	We hypothesize that abnormal collagen fiber formation found in Nail-Patella syndrome may have put her at an increased risk of coronary dissection and myocardial infarction.
25433575	FEMALE	Adult
	Spontaneous coronary artery dissection in a parturient with Nail-Patella syndrome.
	Nizamuddin SL, Broderick DK, Minehart RD, Kamdar BB. Int J Obstet Anesth. 2015;24(1):69-73.
	We present a case of a 35-year-old multigravid woman with Nail-Patella syndrome who developed an acute myocardial infarction secondary to spontaneous coronary artery dissection during labor which was not diagnosed until after delivery.