| Titre |
Acute Chest Pain in a 70-Year-Old Woman at CNHU-HKM Cotonou: Morbid Association or Diagnostic Wandering |
| Auteurs |
ADJAGBA MAHOUNA PHILIPPE DOTOU [1],
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| Journal: |
American Journal of Internal Medicine |
| Catégorie Journal: |
Internationale |
| Impact factor: |
0 |
| Volume Journal: |
6 |
| DOI: |
10.11648/j.ajim.20180604.12 |
| Resume |
Objectives: Challenging differential diagnosis. Background: Acute myopericarditis and ACS STEMI share the
presenting triad of acute chest pain, ST segment changes, and elevated cardiac enzymes. Differentiating is not always
straightforward. Case Report: We reported the clinical observation of a 70-year-old woman admitted into cardiology intensive
care for acute chest pain with electrocardiographic abnormalities suggestive of acute coronary syndrome with ST elevation (ACS
STEMI). Pharmacological myocardial revascularization was done. Secondary evolution in the absence of initial coronary
angiography is compatible with a myopericarditis of favorable evolution under empiric antibiotherapy. Coronarography
performed remotely reveals a significant stenosis of the proximal and middle circumflex. Percutaneous angioplasty was
successfully performed. Conclusion: In patients with acute chest pain, ST segment changes and elevated cardiac enzymes,
coronary angiography can be useful in differential diagnosis. |
| Mots clés |
Chest Pain, Acute Coronary Syndrome, Myopericarditis, Angioplasty |
| Pages |
56 - 60 |
| Fichier |
(PDF) |