A Case Report of an Acute Myocardial Infarction following Extracorporeal Lithotripsy

Background and Extracorporeal lithotripsy is one of the low risk treatments of renal stones. Its severe complication is hematoma and the most common complication is hematuria. Its cardiovascular effects include diastolic BP increase and ventricular arrhythmias, aggravation of heart failure and disturbance in cardiac pacemaker. The use of extracorporeal lithotripsy is nowadays on the rise in metropolitans. Prevention of life-threatening complications and the adoption of the best treatment procedure are essential for such patients. The Patient: A 48-year-old man underwent extracorporeal lithotripsy due to renal stone, and experienced chest pain two hours later. Diagnosed as the lower cardiac infarction, he received aspirin, streptokinase and heparin at the emergency department. Six hours later, he experienced severs hematuria and renal hematoma; anticoagulants was cut down; he was rescued by appropriate hydrotherapy, and drugs such as vasoconstrictives and aprotinin. He was discharged later. The occurrence of acute myocardial infarction due to extracorporeal lithotripsy must be considered; in order to prevent infarction, patients must be examined for cardiovascular conditions before and after extracorporeal lithotripsy.