Myocardial infarction complicating status epilepticus.
No documentation is available for myocardial infarction complicating status epilepticus. A 31-year-old man developed an acute inferolateral myocardial infarction during repetitive epileptic seizures. A cineangiographic study performed 6 months later revealed normal coronary arteries and an apical aneurysm in the left ventricle. The main pathogenetic mechanisms involved and a therapeutic possibility are discussed.
D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D013226:Status Epilepticus / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis