An unusual cause of ST elevation: Coronary vasospasm complicating acute myocarditis - A case report and review of the literature

An unusual cause of ST elevation: Coronary vasospasm complicating acute myocarditis - A case report and review of the literature

Coronary vasospasm and myocarditis are both recognized mimics of ST elevation myocardial infarction with normal coronary arteries. The occurrence of both pathologies in the same patient has rarely been described. We report a case of a 27-year-old man initially presenting with history and electrocard...

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Main Authors: Matthew K Rowe, Matthew Rutherford, Karam Kostner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:Journal of Clinical and Preventive Cardiology
Subjects:
Myocardial infarction with nonobstructed coronary arteries
myocarditis
pericarditis
vasospasm
Online Access:http://www.jcpconline.org/article.asp?issn=2250-3528;year=2016;volume=5;issue=4;spage=146;epage=148;aulast=Rowe

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