Multivessel Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in a Patient With Bernard-Soulier Syndrome

Osman Faheem; Bilal Hussain; Mohammad Khurshid; Arsalan Hamid; Anila Rashid

doi:10.1016/j.jaccas.2019.12.025

Multivessel Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in a Patient With Bernard-Soulier Syndrome

JACC Case Rep. 2020 Mar 25;2(4):621-625. doi: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2019.12.025. eCollection 2020 Apr.

Authors

Osman Faheem¹, Bilal Hussain¹, Mohammad Khurshid², Arsalan Hamid³, Anila Rashid⁴

Affiliations

¹ Section of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan.
² Department of Oncology, Section of Hematology Oncology, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan.
³ Department of Medicine, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan.
⁴ Department of Pathology and Microbiology, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan.

Abstract

Bernard-Soulier syndrome, a congenital bleeding disorder, can rarely present with atherosclerosis and thrombosis. Acute coronary syndrome in such patients present a unique challenge as no standard set of guidelines exist for successful treatment. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.).

Keywords: BSS, Bernard-Soulier syndrome; Bernard-Soulier syndrome; CAD, coronary artery disease; DAPT, dual-antiplatelet therapy; DES, drug-eluting stent; PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention; antiplatelets; bleeding disorder; percutaneous coronary intervention; stenting.

Publication types

Case Reports