Cardiac pathological conditions in young soldiers: case series.
We briefly review the disease processes for four young healthy soldiers who presented to our emergency department with serious cardiac pathological conditions. We present two unusual cases of myocardial infarction, a coronary artery aneurysm, and a case of smallpox vaccine-induced myocarditis/pericarditis. Our intent is to encourage others in military medicine to maintain a high index of suspicion for cardiac conditions even in a relatively young healthy population.
Villacorta-Lyew
Rachel
R
Madigan Army Medical Center, MCHJ-EM, Fort Lewis, WA 98431, USA.
Laselle
Brooks
B
Mazzoncini
Joseph P
JP
Merchant
Emily
E
Buckley
Peter J
PJ
D000328:Adult; D003323:Coronary Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008887:Military Medicine; D008889:Military Personnel; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010493:Pericarditis / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012900:Smallpox Vaccine / Q000009:adverse effects; D014481:United States
D012900:Smallpox Vaccine