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- Title
Çocuklarda Akut Koroner Sendromu Taklit Eden Myoperikardit.
- Authors
Dervişoğlu, Pınar; Kösecik, Mustafa; Karacan, Mehmet
- Abstract
Acute myopericarditis defines an inflammatory syndrome which affects perimyocardium. In this clinical event, pericarditis is often accompanied by some degree of myocardial involvement, which is generally manifested by elevation of cardiac troponins. Main etiologic factors are infectious, idiopathic and immune mediated agents. The most common causes are viral infections. The clinical presentation of myopericarditis reflects the degree of myopericardial involvement. This article reports a myopericarditis event diagnosed at sixteen years old patient who presented with chest pain that increases when lying down and ST segment elevations and elevated cardiac enzymes.
- Subjects
CARDIOMYOPATHIES; CHEST pain; DIAGNOSTIC errors; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ENZYMES; ACUTE coronary syndrome; DIAGNOSIS
- Publication
Journal of Current Pediatrics / Guncel Pediatri, 2018, Vol 16, Issue 1, p132
- ISSN
1304-9054
- Publication type
Article