Myocardial infarction type 4b in human immunodeficiency virus-infected patient

Abstract

We report a case of a 52-year-old human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected male patient receiving combined antiretroviral therapy (cART), who presented with acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). He was properly treated (e.g., prescribed anti-coagulation drugs: aspirin, clopidogrel, enoxaparin) and discharged. After 1.5 months, another STEMI related with in-stent thrombosis took place. The cART scheme was altered, resulting in no further cardiac events in the follow-up period, with undetectable levels of HIV ribonucleic acid. This case highlights the association between HIV infection and the specific drugs of cART, and the risk of cardiovascular disease development. Copyright © 2014 The Korean Society of Cardiology.