title: [Acute coronary syndrome or perimyocarditis?--case report].
abstract: Acute coronary syndrome or perimyocarditis? A case report. A case of a 25-year-old male with a severe chest pain associated with ST segment changes, elevated serum C-reactive protein, myocardial necrosis markers and normal epicardial coronary arteries is presented. The patient recently recovered from upper respiratory infection. Differential diagnosis between acute coronary syndrome and perimyocarditis is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Klinika Choroby Wieńcowej, Instytut Kardiologii CM UJ, Krakowski Szpital Specjalistyczny im. Jana Pawła II, Kraków.
authors.forename: Jadwiga
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nessler
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Libionka
authors.forename: Nader
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: El Massri
authors.forename: Ewa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Konduracka
authors.forename: Wiesława
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Piwowarska
authors.forename: Magdalena
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kostkiewicz
authors.forename: Mieczysław
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pasowicz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000787:Angina Pectoris / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000378:metabolism; D003402:Creatine Kinase / Q000097:blood; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006329:Heart Conduction System / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D019210:Troponin I / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D019210:Troponin I; D002097:C-Reactive Protein; D003402:Creatine Kinase