Myocardial infarction and normal coronary arteries.
This case report adds evidence against the role of coronary artery spasm as a mechanism in the syndrome of acute myocardial infacrtion in the presence of normal coronary arteries. Myocarditis, the suggested cause of this patient's symptoms, has been frequently overlooked as a cause for this syndrome.
D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D004874:Ergonovine; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000150:complications
D004874:Ergonovine