Falan Han1, Bo Yan2,3,4. 1. Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan. 2. Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Cardiac Disease Diagnosis and Treatment. 3. The Center for Molecular Genetics of Cardiovascular Diseases. 4. Shandong Provincial Sino-US Cooperation Research Center for Translational Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University, Jining Medical University, Jining, Shandong, China.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is a specific type of coronary artery disease (CAD) caused by the rupture of coronary atherosclerotic plaques. Coronary artery ectasia (CAE) is a rare phenotype of cardiovascular disease that may promote thrombosis and inflammatory responses leading to myocardial infarction due to abnormal dilatation of blood vessels and coronary blood flow disorders. It is a complicated disease and shows interaction between genetic and environmental factors. PATIENT CONCERNS: A 34-year-old male patient was admitted to our hospital on May 12, 2016, with complaints of chest pain for 1 hour duration. DIAGNOSIS: Coronary angiography through the emergency medical service (EMS) system showed 100% occlusion at the first turning point of the right coronary artery (RCA), along with tumor-like expansion of the proximal segment of the RCA and the end of the left main (LM) artery. The patient was diagnosed with AMI and CAE. Three-point mutations in the ATG16L1 gene were identified by direct sequencing. INTERVENTIONS: After admission, the patient underwent emergency green channel coronary angiography and percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) to assess and unblock the stenosis and occlusion of the RCA lumen, but no stenting was performed because the catheter could not pass the second inflection point of the RCA. Aspirin enteric-coated tablets, clopidogrel sulfate tablets, tirofiban hydrochloride, and low molecular weight heparin calcium were given as anticoagulant and antiplatelet therapy. Atorvastatin calcium tablets were used to regulate blood lipid levels. Perindopril and spironolactone were used to inhibit the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) to reverse myocardial remodeling. Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors (ACEI) and beta blockers were administered to resist ventricular remodeling and improve cardiac function and prognosis after the patient's blood pressure and heart rhythm were stabilized. OUTCOMES: After active rescue treatment, the patient recovered and was discharged. A coronary angiogram performed 2 years later showed that the RCA blood flow was restored, and the patient had recovered well. CONCLUSION: Three-point mutations in the ATG16L1 gene were identified in a patient with AMI and CAE, which extended the mutation spectrum of the ATG16L1 gene. Hence, the etiology of coronary artery aneurysmal dilatation is worthy of further investigation.
INTRODUCTION: Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is a specific type of coronary artery disease (CAD) caused by the rupture of coronary atherosclerotic plaques. Coronary artery ectasia (CAE) is a rare phenotype of cardiovascular disease that may promote thrombosis and inflammatory responses leading to myocardial infarction due to abnormal dilatation of blood vessels and coronary blood flow disorders. It is a complicated disease and shows interaction between genetic and environmental factors. PATIENT CONCERNS: A 34-year-old male patient was admitted to our hospital on May 12, 2016, with complaints of chest pain for 1 hour duration. DIAGNOSIS: Coronary angiography through the emergency medical service (EMS) system showed 100% occlusion at the first turning point of the right coronary artery (RCA), along with tumor-like expansion of the proximal segment of the RCA and the end of the left main (LM) artery. The patient was diagnosed with AMI and CAE. Three-point mutations in the ATG16L1 gene were identified by direct sequencing. INTERVENTIONS: After admission, the patient underwent emergency green channel coronary angiography and percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) to assess and unblock the stenosis and occlusion of the RCA lumen, but no stenting was performed because the catheter could not pass the second inflection point of the RCA. Aspirin enteric-coated tablets, clopidogrel sulfate tablets, tirofiban hydrochloride, and low molecular weight heparin calcium were given as anticoagulant and antiplatelet therapy. Atorvastatin calcium tablets were used to regulate blood lipid levels. Perindopril and spironolactone were used to inhibit the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) to reverse myocardial remodeling. Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors (ACEI) and beta blockers were administered to resist ventricular remodeling and improve cardiac function and prognosis after the patient's blood pressure and heart rhythm were stabilized. OUTCOMES: After active rescue treatment, the patient recovered and was discharged. A coronary angiogram performed 2 years later showed that the RCA blood flow was restored, and the patient had recovered well. CONCLUSION: Three-point mutations in the ATG16L1 gene were identified in a patient with AMI and CAE, which extended the mutation spectrum of the ATG16L1 gene. Hence, the etiology of coronary artery aneurysmal dilatation is worthy of further investigation.
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