A Case of Slow Coronary Flow Presented with Supraventricular Tachycardia and Troponin Positive Acute Coronary Syndrome

Abstract

Slow coronary flow (SCF) but normal epicardial coronary arteries phenomenon frequently have asymptomatic course, however, some reports have showed that this phenomenon may cause angina pectoris, myocardial ischemia and infarction. We described a patient presented with supraventricular tachycardia and Troponin elevation and whose coronary angiography's had previously revealed slow flow in entire major epicardial coronary arteries.

Keywords

• Slow coronary flow, supraventricular tachycardia and non ST-segment elevation myocardialinfarction

Supraventriküler Taflikardi ve Troponin Pozitif Akut Koroner Sendromla Baflvuran Koroner Yavafl Ak›m Olgusu

Abstract

Epikardiyal koroner arterlerin normal olup ak›m›n yavafl olmas› fenomeni s›kl›kla asemptomatik bir gidifle sahiptir fakat, baz› raporlar bu fenomenin angina pektoris, miyokardial iskemi ve infarktüse yol açabilece¤ ini göstermektedir. Biz, supraventriküler taflikardi ve Troponin pozitifli¤i ile baflvuran, daha önceden yap›lan anjiografisinde tüm majör epikardial koroner arterinde yavafl ak›m saptanan bir hastay› sunduk.

Keywords

• koroner yavafl ak›m, supraventriküler taflikardi ve ST segment elevasyonsuz miyokardinfarktüsü

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