Acute myocarditis mimicking acute myocardial infarction: A clinical nightmare with forensic implications

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 112, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 119-121

  Pomara, Cristoforo ^a   Villani, Angelo ^b   D'Errico, Stefano ^a   Riezzo, Irene ^a   Turillazzi, Emanuela ^a   Fineschi, Vittorio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

^b L Bonomo Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acute myocarditis; Differential diagnosis; Immunohistochemical study; Myocardial infarction

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOLOGIST; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORING; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION DISTURBANCE; HEART VENTRICLE EXTRASYSTOLE; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; MALE; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL RECORD; MONITOR; MYOCARDITIS; NIGHTMARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; THORAX PAIN;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FATAL OUTCOME; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; MYOCARDITIS; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION; VENTRICULAR PREMATURE COMPLEXES;

EID: 33747334146     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2005.08.060     Document Type: Article

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