Associazione Nazionale Medici Cardiologi Ospedalieri

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Myocarditis, coronary artery dissection or both: a juvenile enigma
Anno:
2024
A 26-year-old man was admitted to the Coronary Care Unit for severe, non-irradiated, oppressive anterothoracic pain. He had no relevant pathological history, but reported an episode of gastroenteritis the week before. EKG showed sinus rhythm and accelerated idioventricular rhythm phases. Blood pressure and 2D echo were normal. Inflammation indeces…
Unusual patient in Cath lab: a case report
Anno:
2024
Background: Acute coronary syndromes occur in daily cardiologist’s practice. Atherosclerosis is doubtless the main etiology; however, it exists an alternative physiopathological mechanism: spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD). Atherosclerosis and SCAD do not share the same risk factors: typical SCAD epidemiology comprehends young women often in pregnancy. SCAD is caused…