title: Coronary artery vasospasm and acute myocarditis: a rare association.
abstract: Coronary vasospasm is one cause of chest pain in patients with acute myocarditis. This is a rare association, with few cases reported in the literature. The authors describe a case of acute myocarditis in which presentation mimicked acute myocardial infarction. During hospitalization severe angina recurred twice, accompanied by transient ST-segment elevation in different locations. The hypothesis of coronary vasospasm is discussed. The role of cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in this context is highlighted.
authors.affiliation: Serviço de Cardiologia I, Hospital de Santa Maria, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Norte, EPE, Lisboa, Portugal. dojreis@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Doroteia
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: Pedro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Marques
authors.forename: Susana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Martins
authors.forename: Armando L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Bordalo E Sá
authors.forename: João
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nóbrega
authors.forename: José
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Duarte
authors.forename: Ana G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Almeida
authors.forename: Henrique Mesquita
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Gabriel
authors.forename: Maria José
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Correia
authors.forename: António Nunes
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Diogo
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D003329:Coronary Vasospasm / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000150:complications*