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World J Clin Cases. Dec 26, 2020; 8(24): 6432-6436
Published online Dec 26, 2020. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v8.i24.6432
Extreme venous letting and cupping resulting in life-threatening anemia and acute myocardial infarction: A case report
Albert Youngwoo Jang, Soon Yong Suh
Albert Youngwoo Jang, Department of Cardiology, Gachon University Gil Medical Center, Incheon 21565, South Korea
Soon Yong Suh, Department of Cardiology, Gachon University Gil Hospital, Incheon 21565, South Korea
Author contributions: Jang AY and Suh SY were the patient’s interventionists; they reviewed the literature and contributed to drafting, writing, editing, and revising the manuscript; all authors issued final approval of the version to be submitted.
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Corresponding author: Soon Yong Suh, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Cardiology, Gachon University Gil Hospital, 21, Namdong-daero 774 beon-gil, Namdong-gu, Incheon 21565, South Korea. ssy@gilhospital.com
Received: July 28, 2020
Peer-review started: July 28, 2020
First decision: September 24, 2020
Revised: October 7, 2020
Accepted: November 14, 2020
Article in press: November 14, 2020
Published online: December 26, 2020
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Core Tip

Core Tip: Wet cupping (WC) is a traditional therapy for promoting bloodletting by applying subatmospheric pressure to a glass cup attached to a skin-pricked, bleeding lesion. Herein, we report a man who self-performed excessive WC and presented with ST-elevation myocardial infarction and life-threatening anemia.