title: Myocardial infarction in dermatomyositis.
abstract: A case of dermatomyositis manifesting electrocardiographic and vectorcardiographic changes compatible with an inferior and anterolateral wall myocardial infarction is presented herein. The nonocclusive nature of the heart muscle damage is evidenced by perfectly normal coronary artery angiography. We believe that this is the first reported case of a myocardial infarction pattern apparently due to dermatomyositis.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003882:Dermatomyositis / Q000150:complications*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology