Key result
Cardiac MRI successfully differentiated acute myocarditis from acute myocardial infarction in two young patients presenting with precordial pain, elevated cardiac enzymes, and normal coronary angiograms.
Why the study?
Does cardiac MRI help differentiate between acute myocarditis and myocardial infarction in young patients with precordial pain and normal coronary angiograms?
Population
2 young male patients presenting with constrictive precordial pain, elevated cardiac markers, ECG…
Design
Case_report
Authors
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May aid differentiation in select young patients with normal coronaries; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation.
Case Report (n=2)
No
Does cardiac MRI help differentiate between acute myocarditis and myocardial infarction in young patients with precordial pain and normal coronary angiograms?
Cardiac MRI is a crucial non-invasive diagnostic tool for differentiating acute myocarditis from myocardial infarction in young patients presenting with acute coronary syndrome-like symptoms and normal coronary arteries.
Sarr et al. (2018) conducted a case report in Acute Coronary Syndrome / Precordial pain (n=2). Cardiac MRI was evaluated on Diagnosis of underlying etiology (myocarditis vs myocardial infarction). Cardiac MRI successfully differentiated acute myocarditis from acute myocardial infarction in two young patients presenting with precordial pain, elevated cardiac enzymes, and normal coronary angiograms.
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