Myocardial infarction associated with exercise in young men.
Three male patients age 17, 23 and 27 years developed chest pain during, or in one case, immediately after competitive sport. In all cases myocardial infarction was diagnosed by standard criteria or the diagnosis was made on the basis of indium-111 antimyosin imaging, contrast ventriculogram and thallium scan. Coronary arteriography was normal in two and a blocked right coronary artery was found in one. Exercise-related myocardial infarction can occur in young men and chest pain during exercise in this age-group may not always be innocent.
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Department of Cardiology and Clinical Science, Northwick Park Hospital and Clinical Research Centre, Harrow, Middlesex, U.K.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002637:Chest Pain / Q000209:etiology; D015444:Exercise; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*