Left ventricular asynergy in acute myocarditis. Simulation of acute myocardial infarction

Recent studies have demonstrated the usefulness of two-dimensional echocardiography in the detection of regional wall abnormalities in acute myocardial infarction. We describe two patients with acute myocarditis who had acute chest pain simulating acute myocardial infarction. Two-dimensional echocar...

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Published inJAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association Vol. 250; no. 11; p. 1428
Main Authors Chandraratna, P A, Nimalasuriya, A, Reid, C L, Cohn, S, Rahimtoola, S H
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 16.09.1983
Subjects
Adult
Diagnosis, Differential
Echocardiography
Electrocardiography
Heart Ventricles - physiopathology
Humans
Male
Myocarditis - diagnosis
Myocarditis - physiopathology
Pain - diagnosis
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Summary:Recent studies have demonstrated the usefulness of two-dimensional echocardiography in the detection of regional wall abnormalities in acute myocardial infarction. We describe two patients with acute myocarditis who had acute chest pain simulating acute myocardial infarction. Two-dimensional echocardiography initially demonstrated regional wall motion abnormalities that disappeared within a few days. These two cases illustrate that regional wall motion abnormalities are not specific for acute myocardial infarction and that acute myocarditis may simulate acute myocardial infarction.
ISSN:0098-7484
DOI:10.1001/jama.1983.03340110042030