title: Acute myocarditis mimicking acute myocardial infarction associated with pandemic 2009 (H1N1) influenza A virus.
abstract: The prevalence of myocardial involvement in influenza infection ranges from 0% to 11% depending on the diagnostic criteria used to define myocarditis. Whether such an association holds for the novel influenza A strain, pandemic-2009-H1N1, remains unknown. The clinical presentation of myocarditis varies and often mimics myocardial infarction. Although history, physical examination, laboratory data points, and electrocardiogram are helpful in distinguishing myocarditis from myocardial infarction, differential diagnosis can sometimes be difficult. Here, we present the first known report of acute myocarditis mimicking acute myocardial infarction associated with the pandemic influenza A virus (H1N1) infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Duzce University, Düzce Medical School, Turkey. iserdemus@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Ismail
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Erden
authors.forename: Emine Cakcak
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Erden
authors.forename: Hakan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ozhan
authors.forename: Cengiz
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Basar
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D053118:Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000821:virology*; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000821:virology*; D053139:Oseltamivir / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000998:Antiviral Agents; D053139:Oseltamivir