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Case Reports
. 2018 Aug 30;11(3):83-85.
eCollection 2018 Aug.

Focal Myopericarditis Presenting as Acute ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction

Jeet J Mehta  1 , Mohinder R Vindhyal  1 , Venkata S Boppana  2 , Assem Farhat  2
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Case Reports

Focal Myopericarditis Presenting as Acute ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction

Jeet J Mehta et al. Kans J Med. .
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Keywords: ST elevation myocardial infarction; myocardial ischemia; myocarditis; pericarditis.

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Figure 1
Figure 1
Admission ECG showing ST-segment elevation in inferior leads II, III, and aVF (arrows).
Figure 2
Figure 2
Angiography of the left heart vessels shows patent right (top left image) and left coronary (top right and lower images) arteries and branches.
Figure 3
Figure 3
A 2-week follow-up ECG showing resolution of the ST-segment elevation.
Figure 4
Figure 4
CMR showed epicardial and transmural delayed enhancement, suggestive of focal myopericarditis (arrow).
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