Clinical Overlap Between Myopericarditis and Stress Induced Cardiomyopathy: A Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenge
Sharma T, Tigadi S, Baldwin J, Tabtabai S. Clinical Overlap Between Myopericarditis and Stress Induced Cardiomyopathy: A Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenge. American Journal Of Case Reports 2019, 20: 252-257. PMID: 30804319, PMCID: PMC6402271, DOI: 10.12659/ajcr.912169.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsErythrocyte sedimentation rateEjection fractionApical ballooningPR depressionHistory of emotional stressElevated erythrocyte sedimentation rateNon-obstructive coronary diseaseNon-obstructive coronary arteriesDiagnosis of myopericarditisPleuritic chest painVentricular apical ballooningReduced ejection fractionT-wave inversionType of therapyFlu-like illnessSecondary to extensionNext 2 daysMasquerading presentationPleuritic painViral prodromeAcute myopericarditisChest painAtypical presentationMyocardial inflammationElectrocardiogram findings