| Takotsubo syndrome or acute myocarditis? The role of cardiac magnetic resonance imaging. | |
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PMID: 22824759 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Acute myocarditis is often misdiagnosed, and its evolution is not always benign; correct and prompt diagnosis is therefore essential. We report the case of a 62-year-old woman with chest pain after a stressful event and ST-segment elevation on the electrocardiogram, in whom urgent cardiac catheterization showed normal coronary arteries and left ventricular apical ballooning, suggesting takotsubo syndrome. However, cardiac magnetic resonance imaging showed lesions typical of acute myocarditis, thus suggesting this diagnosis. We highlight the diagnostic difficulty in patients with chest pain, elevated troponin and normal coronary arteries, and the key role of cardiac magnetic resonance in differential diagnosis. |
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Cláudia Jorge; Luís Sargento; Manuel Gato Varela; Pedro Canas da Silva; Ana G Almeida; António Nunes Diogo |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2012-7-21 |
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Title: Revista portuguesa de cardiologia : orgao oficial da Sociedade Portuguesa de Cardiologia = Portuguese journal of cardiology : an official journal of the Portuguese Society of Cardiology Volume: - ISSN: 0870-2551 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2012 Jul |
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Created Date: 2012-7-24 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8710716 Medline TA: Rev Port Cardiol Country: - |
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Languages: ENG; POR Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Copyright © 2011 Sociedade Portuguesa de Cardiologia. Published by Elsevier España. All rights reserved. |
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Serviço de Cardiologia, Hospital de Santa Maria, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Norte, Lisboa, Portugal. |
Vernacular Title:
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Síndroma de takotsubo ou miocardite aguda? O papel da ressonância magnética cardíaca. |
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