Acute Coronary Syndrome due to Plaque Rupture Induced by Negative Exercise Stress Test

Kohtaro Takayasu; Atsunori Okamura; Katsuomi Iwakura; Mutsumi Iwamoto; Hiroyuki Nagai; Akinori Sumiyoshi; Koichi Inoue; Motoo Date; Yasunori Ueda; Kenshi Fujii

doi:10.7793/jcad.26.20-00022

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Acute Coronary Syndrome due to Plaque Rupture Induced by Negative Exercise Stress Test

Kohtaro Takayasu, Atsunori Okamura, Katsuomi Iwakura, Mutsumi Iwamoto, Hiroyuki Nagai, Akinori Sumiyoshi, Koichi Inoue, Motoo Date, Yasunori Ueda, Kenshi Fujii

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Kohtaro Takayasu
Cardiovascular Center, Sakurabashi-Watanabe Hospital [Japan]
Atsunori Okamura
Cardiovascular Center, Sakurabashi-Watanabe Hospital [Japan]
Katsuomi Iwakura
Cardiovascular Center, Sakurabashi-Watanabe Hospital [Japan]
Mutsumi Iwamoto
Cardiovascular Center, Sakurabashi-Watanabe Hospital [Japan]
Hiroyuki Nagai
Cardiovascular Center, Sakurabashi-Watanabe Hospital [Japan]
Akinori Sumiyoshi
Cardiovascular Center, Sakurabashi-Watanabe Hospital [Japan]
Koichi Inoue
Cardiovascular Center, Sakurabashi-Watanabe Hospital [Japan]
Motoo Date
National Hospital Organization Osaka National Hospital [Japan]
Yasunori Ueda
National Hospital Organization Osaka National Hospital [Japan]
Kenshi Fujii
Cardiovascular Center, Sakurabashi-Watanabe Hospital [Japan]

Keywords: acute myocardial infarction, exercise stress test, percutaneous coronary intervention

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2020 Volume 26 Issue 4 Pages 102-105

DOI https://doi.org/10.7793/jcad.26.20-00022

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Abstract

We report an extremely rare case of acute myocardial infarction occurring shortly after a negative exercise stress test (EST). It was highly likely that the shear stress directly increased by the EST caused plaque rupture in this case.

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