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Acute myocardial infarction in a young man after heat exhaustion
J C García-Rubira1, J Aguilar, D Romero
1Unidad Coronaria, Hospital Virgen Macarena, Seville, Spain.
International Journal of Cardiology
|January 6, 1995
Abstract:
A 33-year-old man with heat exhaustion was admitted to our hospital suffering from severe chest pain. Serum creatine kinase elevation and new Q waves revealed myocardial infarction of the inferior wall. Technetium-99m-pyrophosphate suggested diffuse myocardial damage, although the left ventricular function was normal by echocardiography. This case highlights the importance of early recognition of heat stroke and heat exhaustion, as they are associated with widespread tissue injury.