title: [Early repolarization. ST-segment elevation as a normal electrocardiographic variant].
abstract: 'Early repolarisation' (ER) represents a normal electrocardiographic variant with persistent ST segment elevation and is considered a benign condition. ER is found in approximately 1% of the population and in up to 13% of patients presenting with chest pain in the emergency room. This case report presents a 49 year-old man with ER suspected of acute myocardial infarction due to the combination of chest pain and electrocardiographic ST segment elevation. [figure: see text] The case report describes the electrocardiographic characteristics associated with the syndrome ER and the problems in distinguishing ER from other ST segment elevation syndromes.
authors.affiliation: Nuklearmedicinsk afdeling, Amtssygehuset i Herlev.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hasbak
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Engelmann
mesh_terms: D002637:Chest Pain / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006321:Heart / Q000502:physiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D012016:Reference Values