title: [An unusual case of transient ST-segment elevation during hypertensive crisis in a patient with left ventricular hypertrophy].
abstract: We report the case of a 73-year-old patient with severe left ventricular hypertrophy presenting with acute ST-segment elevation mimicking acute myocardial infarction on ECG during a hypertensive crisis. Unexpectedly, emergency coronary angiography showed no evidence of coronary thrombosis or spasm. Electrocardiographic alterations gradually resolved after lowering blood pressure.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento Cardio-Toraco-Vascolare, Università Vita-Salute e Istituto Scientifico IRCSS San Raffaele, Milano, Italy. cappelletti.alberto@hsr.it
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cappelletti
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Maggio
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Maranta
authors.forename: Monica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mazzavillani
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Margonato
authors.forename: Paolo G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Camici
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D017379:Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis