Focal myocarditis mimicking acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction: diagnosis using cardiac magnetic resonance imaging.
Testani JM, Kolansky DM, Litt H, Gerstenfeld EP. Focal myocarditis mimicking acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction: diagnosis using cardiac magnetic resonance imaging. Texas Heart Institute Journal 2006, 33: 256-9. PMID: 16878641, PMCID: PMC1524714.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsCardiac magnetic resonance imagingMagnetic resonance imagingAcute myocarditisClinical presentationMyocardial infarctionAcute ST-elevation myocardial infarctionResonance imagingEpicardial coronary artery diseaseST-elevation myocardial infarctionElevated cardiac enzymesCoronary artery diseaseST-segment elevationDiagnosis of myocarditisChest painArtery diseaseProcedural morbidityCardiac enzymesElectrocardiographic changesFocal myocarditisMyocardial biopsiesMyocarditisMortality rateYoung womenDiagnosisInfarction