Takotsubo syndrome or acute myocarditis? The role of cardiac magnetic resonance imaging

Acute myocarditis is often misdiagnosed, and its evolution is not always benign; correct and prompt diagnosis is therefore essential.We report the case of a 62-year-old woman with chest pain after a stressful event and ST-segment elevation on the electrocardiogram, in whom urgent cardiac catheteriza...

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Main Authors: Cláudia Jorge, Luís Sargento, Manuel Gato Varela, Pedro Canas da Silva, Ana G. Almeida, António Nunes Diogo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2012-09-01
Series:Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia (English Edition)
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2174204912001286