title: Cardiac pathological conditions in young soldiers: case series.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Madigan Army Medical Center, MCHJ-EM, Fort Lewis, WA 98431, USA.
authors.forename: Rachel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Villacorta-Lyew
authors.forename: Brooks
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Laselle
authors.forename: Joseph P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Mazzoncini
authors.forename: Emily
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Merchant
authors.forename: Peter J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Buckley
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D012900:Smallpox Vaccine