title: Type 2 myocardial infarction following generalized tonic-clonic seizure.
abstract: Myocardial infarction is diagnosed when blood levels of biomarkers are increased in the clinical setting of acute myocardial ischemia. Among the biomarkers, troponin I is the preferred biomarker indicative of myocardial necrosis. It is tissue specific for the heart. Myocardial infarction is rarely reported following seizure. We report a case of elevated troponin I in a patient after an episode of generalized tonic-clonic seizure. The diagnosis was type 2 myocardial infarction.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Hanyang University Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Jinkyu
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Jeong Hun
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.forename: Seok Hwan
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Young-Hyo
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.forename: Jae Ung
authors.initials: JU
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Kyung-Soo
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Soon-Kil
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Jeong Hyun
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Heon Kil
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.forename: Jinho
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Shin