On the Precipice of Disaster – Fulminant Acute Myocarditis Mimicking ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction in a Young Patient

On the Precipice of Disaster – Fulminant Acute Myocarditis Mimicking ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction in a Young Patient

Although acute myocarditis and coronary vasospasm are common differential diagnoses in the case of young patients with persistent ST elevation, the association of coronary vasospasm and acute fulminant myocarditis is a rare situation. We present the case of a 21 year-old male who presented with ches...

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Main Authors: Ruxandra DRAGOI GALRIHNO, Anca BALINISTEANU, Vladimir BRATU, Andrea CIOBANU, Laura MITREA, Alina NICULA, Dragos VINEREANU
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Media Med Publicis 2021-07-01
Series:Romanian Journal of Cardiology
Subjects:
acute myocarditis
coronary vasospasm
stemi
cardiogenic shock
Online Access:https://www.romanianjournalcardiology.ro/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/RRC_art-12-2.pdf
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spelling doaj-6942635e345c4ee0bb0abe17515c1d592021-07-26T11:22:54ZengMedia Med PublicisRomanian Journal of Cardiology1220-658X2734-63822021-07-01312361365https://doi.org/10.47803/rjc.2021.31.2.361On the Precipice of Disaster – Fulminant Acute Myocarditis Mimicking ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction in a Young PatientRuxandra DRAGOI GALRIHNO0Anca BALINISTEANU1Vladimir BRATU2Andrea CIOBANU3Laura MITREA4Alina NICULA5Dragos VINEREANU6Emergency University Hospital, Bucharest, RomaniaEmergency University Hospital, Bucharest, Romania„Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania„Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, RomaniaEmergency University Hospital, Bucharest, Romania„Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania„Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, RomaniaAlthough acute myocarditis and coronary vasospasm are common differential diagnoses in the case of young patients with persistent ST elevation, the association of coronary vasospasm and acute fulminant myocarditis is a rare situation. We present the case of a 21 year-old male who presented with chest pain, ECG changes and biomarker levels initially interpreted as ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), in which severe coronary vasospasm was identified. Shortly after, he developed cardiogenic shock and fulminant acute myocarditis was suspected.https://www.romanianjournalcardiology.ro/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/RRC_art-12-2.pdfacute myocarditiscoronary vasospasmstemicardiogenic shock
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Anca BALINISTEANU
Vladimir BRATU
Andrea CIOBANU
Laura MITREA
Alina NICULA
Dragos VINEREANU
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Anca BALINISTEANU
Vladimir BRATU
Andrea CIOBANU
Laura MITREA
Alina NICULA
Dragos VINEREANU
On the Precipice of Disaster – Fulminant Acute Myocarditis Mimicking ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction in a Young Patient
Romanian Journal of Cardiology
acute myocarditis
coronary vasospasm
stemi
cardiogenic shock
author_facet Ruxandra DRAGOI GALRIHNO
Anca BALINISTEANU
Vladimir BRATU
Andrea CIOBANU
Laura MITREA
Alina NICULA
Dragos VINEREANU
author_sort Ruxandra DRAGOI GALRIHNO
title On the Precipice of Disaster – Fulminant Acute Myocarditis Mimicking ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction in a Young Patient
title_short On the Precipice of Disaster – Fulminant Acute Myocarditis Mimicking ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction in a Young Patient
title_full On the Precipice of Disaster – Fulminant Acute Myocarditis Mimicking ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction in a Young Patient
title_fullStr On the Precipice of Disaster – Fulminant Acute Myocarditis Mimicking ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction in a Young Patient
title_full_unstemmed On the Precipice of Disaster – Fulminant Acute Myocarditis Mimicking ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction in a Young Patient
title_sort on the precipice of disaster – fulminant acute myocarditis mimicking st-elevation myocardial infarction in a young patient
publisher Media Med Publicis
series Romanian Journal of Cardiology
issn 1220-658X
2734-6382
publishDate 2021-07-01
description Although acute myocarditis and coronary vasospasm are common differential diagnoses in the case of young patients with persistent ST elevation, the association of coronary vasospasm and acute fulminant myocarditis is a rare situation. We present the case of a 21 year-old male who presented with chest pain, ECG changes and biomarker levels initially interpreted as ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), in which severe coronary vasospasm was identified. Shortly after, he developed cardiogenic shock and fulminant acute myocarditis was suspected.
topic acute myocarditis
coronary vasospasm
stemi
cardiogenic shock
url https://www.romanianjournalcardiology.ro/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/RRC_art-12-2.pdf
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