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A 58-year-old woman developed symmetrical peripheral gangrene following an acute myocardial infarction.
Case Report (n=1)
Symmetrical peripheral gangrene is a rare but possible complication following acute myocardial infarction.
Symmetrical peripheral gangrene may follow acute MI; this case leaves open incidence, mechanisms, and prevention strategies.
SYMMETRICAL peripheral gangrene is not a commonplace event, and yet the initiating factors may vary considerably. Frequently, it complicates severe cases of frostbite, ergotism and ball-valve thrombus with mitral stenosis. It is rarely secondary to congenital cardiac defect,1 pneumonia,2 myocardial infarction,3 4 5 paroxysmal ventricular tachycardia6 and severe congestive heart failure.7 The present case is one of acute myocardial infarction followed by symmetrical peripheral gangrene.Case ReportA 58-year-old housewife entered the hospital complaining of severe substernal pain radiating to both axillas. The pain, sudden in onset, initially was felt the preceding night while she was in bed. It had persisted unabated . . .
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Caserta et al. (1956) conducted a case report in Acute myocardial infarction and symmetrical peripheral gangrene (n=1). Acute myocardial infarction was evaluated on Symmetrical peripheral gangrene. A 58-year-old woman developed symmetrical peripheral gangrene following an acute myocardial infarction.
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