"Ischemic" ST elevation in a woman with left ventricular hypertrophy.
We report the case of a woman who presented with ST elevation and episodes of chest pain, mimicking an acute myocardial infarction. At coronary angiography no sign of coronary stenosis was found and ECG anomalies were related to asymmetric left ventricular hypertrophy and aortic stenosis.
Cardiology Department, University of Foggia, viale Pinto 1, 71100, Foggia, Italy. nd.brunetti@unifg.it
Natale Daniele
ND
Brunetti
Michele
M
Correale
Rafel
R
Sai
Francesco
F
Santoro
Riccardo
R
Ieva
Luisa
L
De Gennaro
Matteo
M
Di Biase
D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017379:Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology