Key result
A 19-year-old patient presenting with signs of acute myocardial infarction was diagnosed with myopericarditis after coronary angiography revealed normal arteries.
Population
19-year-old patient presenting with chest pain, electrocardiographic signs of suspected myocardial lesion…
Design
Case_report
Follow-up
Two weeks
Authors
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Myopericarditis can mimic acute MI in young patients; leaves open whether noninvasive criteria can safely avoid angiography.
Case Report (n=1)
Highlights the diagnostic challenge of differentiating acute myopericarditis from acute myocardial infarction based solely on clinical, ECG, and echocardiographic findings.
Ivanov et al. (2013) conducted a case report in Myopericarditis (n=1). Coronary angiography was evaluated. A 19-year-old patient presenting with signs of acute myocardial infarction was diagnosed with myopericarditis after coronary angiography revealed normal arteries.
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