Revista de Cirurgia e Prática Clínica

Secondary Acute Myocardial Infarction in a Young Man with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Zhirui Zhu, Juntao Wang, Yongen Shi, Haijia Yu, Huihui Song and Yingjie Chu

We describe the case of a young man with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) who suffered secondary acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Before primary acute myocardial infarction, the patient had a history of a large dose of hormone application. Then he has been taking hydroxychloroquine treatment. Eventually, it occurred in unexplained acute myocardial infarction for the second time.