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A 38-year-old woman with symptoms simulating acute anterior myocardial infarction and cardiogenic shock was diagnosed with acute Epstein-Barr virus myocarditis.
Case Report (n=1)
Acute Epstein-Barr virus myocarditis can present with cardiogenic shock and mimic acute anterior myocardial infarction.
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Apparent MI with normal coronaries may represent EBV myocarditis; single case leaves open whether viral testing changes management.
Tyson et al. (1989) conducted a case report in Acute Epstein-Barr Virus Myocarditis (n=1). Epstein-Barr virus infection was evaluated. A 38-year-old woman with symptoms simulating acute anterior myocardial infarction and cardiogenic shock was diagnosed with acute Epstein-Barr virus myocarditis.
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