Clinical Myocarditis Masquerading as Acute Coronary Syndrome - 08/08/11
Doi : 10.1016/j.jpeds.2008.10.018
Jeremy Kern, MD a, c, Rushabn Modi, MD c, Michael K. Atalay, MD, PhD c, d, Lazaros K. Kochilas, MD a, b, c, ⁎ 
a Department of Pediatrics, Hasbro Children's Hospital, Providence, RI
b Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Hasbro Children's Hospital, Providence, RI
c Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI
d Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI
Reprint requests: Lazaros Kochilas, MD, Pediatric Cardiology, University of Minnesota, 420 Delaware Street SE, MMC 94, Minneapolis, MN 55455Résumé |
We report a series of children with clinical myocarditis presenting with chest pain and elevated cardiac troponin I mimicking coronary syndrome. Our series illustrates the complementary role the magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomographic angiography can play in the evaluation of these patients. Elevated cardiac troponin I levels were found to be related to the extent of myocardial involvement, but did not necessarily indicate poor prognosis in children with myocarditis.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Abbreviations : CTA, cTn-I, ECG, EMB, MRI
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