Introduction
Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in young patients aged ≤ 35 years is
an uncommon phenomenon and estimated to account for less than 2% of all
AMI1. AMI in teenagers is even more
rare2. The pathophysiology of AMI in this age group is
varied but not usually due to atherosclerotic plaque rupture.
Appropriate treatment has to be adapted from adult management protocols,
as there are no controlled trials to guide early treatment of myocardial
infarction in this age group. We report an interesting and rare case of
AMI in a teenage girl where the etiology was most likely to be
atherosclerosis.