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Hong Seok Lee1,2, Ramdas Pai2, Sami Nazzal2
1Public Health, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
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Acute myocarditis can mimic heart attacks with chest pain, ECG changes, and elevated markers. Cardiac MRI is crucial for accurate diagnosis and assessing myocardial damage in young adults.
Area of Science:
- Cardiology
- Medical Imaging
Background:
- Acute myocarditis can present with symptoms similar to myocardial infarction, including chest pain, ECG abnormalities, and elevated cardiac biomarkers.
- ST-elevation myocardial infarction is uncommon in younger populations, necessitating consideration of differential diagnoses.
Abstract:
We herein describe a case of acute myocarditis which may mimic myocardial infarction, since affected patients experience 'typical' chest pain, the ECG changes are identical to those observed in acute coronary syndromes, and serum markers are increased. This case emphasises the importance of performing appropriate cardiac MRI to help in the differential and definitive diagnosis as well as the extent of myocardial involvement. ST elevation myocardial infarction is rare in young adults and when it is encountered, it should raise the differential diagnosis of its mimickers.
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