The synchronous occurrence of acute ischemic stroke and acute myocardial
infarction; Review
Abstract
Background: The synchronous occurrence of acute ischemic stroke and
acute myocardial infarction is an extremely rare condition. The causes,
treatment and mortality rate in these cases is still unclear. Methods:
We conducted on the literature review and analyzed, causes, type of
myocardial infarction, the culprit cerebral artery, causes, modified
ranking scale at discharge, treatment options , mortality rate and cause
of mortlity. Results: We identified 96 cases of synchronous occurrence
of acute ischemic stroke and acute myocardial infarction with mean age
63.8 ±12.3 years. Male 60 patients (62.5%). The most common risk
factors of The synchronous occurrence of acute ischemic stroke and acute
myocardial infarction was hypertension 45 (46.8%) followed by diabetes
mellitus 26 (27.7%), the most common rhythm abnormality was atrial
fibrillation 21 (21.9%), myocardial infarction type the most type was
anterior ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (38.5%), The most
common culprit artery in brain was left middle cerebral artery (31.2%).
The causes were embolic events, Atherosclerotic, Hyper coagulant states
and aortic dissection. The modified Rankin Score (mRS) was measured in
74 patients at hospital discharge. During hospitalization 25 (33.8 %)
patients died. Conclusion: synchronous occurrence of acute ischemic
stroke and acute myocardial infarction prognosis is very poor about one
third of patients died during hospitalization time. The most causes of
the patient were cardiac causes 18 (75%) such as ventricle
tachyarrhythmias, cardiac Tamponade, aortic dissection, ventricle septal
rupture, or sudden death Keywords: Acute stroke, myocardial infarction,
percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), mechanical thrombectomy (MTE),
modified ranking scale (mRS).