| Literature DB >> 15860403 |
Marcello Costantini, Cristina Tritto, Enrico Licci, Giovanni Sticchi, Sergio Capone, Antonio Montinaro, Annalisa Bruno, Giuseppe Nuzzaci, Eugenio Picano.
Abstract
Acute myocarditis may mimic an infarction. Aim is to describe a case series of peculiar myocarditis. From 1997 to 2003, 11 male patients (age 17-39 years) were admitted with diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction, localized ST segment elevation and minimal enzyme release. Ten patients had fever in the 3 days prior to admission. Eight patients underwent coronary angiography showing normal coronary arteries. All remained asymptomatic at long term follow-up. In conclusion, myocarditis with ST elevation myocardial infarction presentation is an acute benign syndrome especially frequent in young males.Entities:
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Year: 2005 PMID： 15860403 DOI： 10.1016/j.ijcard.2004.01.023
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Int J Cardiol ISSN： 0167-5273 Impact factor: 4.164