Focal myocarditis mimicking acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction: Diagnosis using cardiac magnetic resonance imaging

Texas Heart Institute Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 256-259

  Testani, Jeffrey M ^a   Kolansky, Daniel M ^a   Litt, Harold ^b   Gerstenfeld, Edward P ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chest pain; Coronary angiography; Electrocardiography; Gadolinium DTPA; Magnetic resonance imaging; Myocardial infarction diagnosis; Myocarditis diagnosis etiology; Virus diseases complications

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; HEPARIN; METOPROLOL; MORPHINE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG TOLERANCE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE BIOPSY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MYOCARDITIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SINUS RHYTHM; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; THORAX PAIN;

ADULT; CHEST PAIN; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; MYOCARDITIS;

EID: 33748086785     PISSN: 07302347     EISSN: 07302347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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