Unstable Angina Pectoris in a 22-year-old Female Patient

HANAE YOSHIMURA; TOYOHARU OBA; TAKANOBU NAGATA; EITA KUMAGAI; NAOKI ITAYA; NAOHIRO YOSHIKAWA; DAIKI AKAGAKI; HIDEKI OHSHIMA; MICHIHIDE NISHIHARA; TAKAFUMI UENO; YOSHIHIRO FUKUMOTO

doi:10.2739/kurumemedj.MS6300008

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Unstable Angina Pectoris in a 22-year-old Female Patient

HANAE YOSHIMURA, TOYOHARU OBA, TAKANOBU NAGATA, EITA KUMAGAI, NAOKI ITAYA, NAOHIRO YOSHIKAWA, DAIKI AKAGAKI, HIDEKI OHSHIMA, MICHIHIDE NISHIHARA, TAKAFUMI UENO, YOSHIHIRO FUKUMOTO

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HANAE YOSHIMURA
Department of Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine
TOYOHARU OBA
Department of Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine
TAKANOBU NAGATA
Department of Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine
EITA KUMAGAI
Department of Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine
NAOKI ITAYA
Department of Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine
NAOHIRO YOSHIKAWA
Department of Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine
DAIKI AKAGAKI
Department of Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine
HIDEKI OHSHIMA
Department of Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine
MICHIHIDE NISHIHARA
Department of Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine
TAKAFUMI UENO
Center of Cardiovascular Disease, Kurume University Hospital
YOSHIHIRO FUKUMOTO
Department of Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine

Keywords: coronary artery disease, age, contraceptive use

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2016 Volume 63 Issue 1.2 Pages 33-37

DOI https://doi.org/10.2739/kurumemedj.MS6300008

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Abstract

Summary: Because of the protective effect of estrogen for atherosclerosis, the prevalence of acute coronary syndrome in women before menopause is low. We report a rare case of unstable angina in a young Japanese female who had a history of cigarette smoking and contraceptive use. Her coronary stenosis was successfully treated by percutaneous coronary intervention.

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