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Cardiovascular & Hematological Disorders-Drug Targets

Author(s): Amir Shakarami*

DOI: 10.2174/011871529X262299231017183837

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Post-angioplasty Psychosis Following Inferior ST-segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction: A Case Report Highlighting an Uncommon Occurrence

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Abstract

Introduction: Myocardial infarction (MI) is a common disease. Nowadays, progress in the rapid management of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) has resulted in saving time and reduction of MI complications.

Case Representation: A 68-year-old male musician with a history of coronary artery disease (CAD), while playing fiddle, complained of severe compressive retrosternal chest pain. In the present study, we report a case of inferior ST-segment elevation MI with a post-angioplasty delusion of persecution.

Conclusion: Our case report has presented a distinctive occurrence of post-angioplasty psychosis following inferior ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. The patient displayed symptoms consistent with brief psychosis, including persecutory delusions, jealousy delusions, and second-person auditory hallucinations.

Keywords: Myocardial infarction, ST, persecutory delusion, CAD, chest pain, angioplasty.

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