Abstract

Myocardial infarction usually occurs in people over 50 years of age, but younger patients can also be affected. The article presents a case of a young patient, 34 years old, who was admitted to the cardiology department with a diagnosis of lowrisk non-ST segment elevation acute coronary syndrome. The patient complained of anginal pain that occurred for the first time. However, she did not have typical risk factors for cardiovascular diseases. Coronary angiography showed a critical stenosis of 99% in the proximal third of the 2nd segment of the right coronary artery. A case clearly demonstrates the importance of a thorough examination of young patients with complaints of chest pain, which is often mistakenly interpreted as a pathology of other organs and systems other than the cardiovascular one. No risk factors in a patient does not guarantee low risk of myocardial infarction, and a detailed examination of the patient will help to avoid underdiagnosis of acute coronary syndrome.

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