Resumen

SANTIAGO CASTELLANOS, Raúl et al. Acute myocardial infarction in a newborn. MEDISAN [online]. 2012, vol.16, n.8, pp. 1306-1310. ISSN 1029-3019.

The case report of a newborn is described, who presented with an acute myocardial infarction with bad progress and death 31 hours after his birth in the Neonatology Department of "Tamara Bunke Bider" Gyneco-obstetrical Teaching Hospital of Santiago de Cuba. The clinical autopsy revealed a congenital defect of intramyocardial bridging of the left anterior descending coronary artery within 24 hours of onset of symptoms and cardiogenic shock as basic and direct causes of death, respectively.

Palabras clave : newborn; acute myocardial infarction; hypoxic cardiomyopathy; coronary congenital defect; Neonatology Department.

        · resumen en Español     · texto en Español     · Español ( pdf )