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Clinical Myocarditis Masquerading as Acute Coronary Syndrome

  • Jeremy Kern
  • , Rushabn Modi
  • , Michael K. Atalay
  • , Lazaros K. Kochilas

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Abstract

We report a series of children with clinical myocarditis presenting with chest pain and elevated cardiac troponin I mimicking coronary syndrome. Our series illustrates the complementary role the magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomographic angiography can play in the evaluation of these patients. Elevated cardiac troponin I levels were found to be related to the extent of myocardial involvement, but did not necessarily indicate poor prognosis in children with myocarditis.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)612-615
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of Pediatrics
Volume154
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 2009

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  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
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