title: Extreme QT prolongation in elderly women after non-ST elevation myocardial infarct.
abstract: This is a brief report of three cases of non-ST elevation myocardial infarction presenting with giant T wave inversion and prolonged QT interval. Searching the medical literature revealed a handful of similar cases. There were quite a few common characteristics among these cases suggesting an uncommon but distinctive presentation.
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Department, Queen's Hospital, Burton on Trent, UK.
authors.forename: Debjit
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Chatterjee
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D000072658:Non-ST Elevated Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D013997:Time Factors
keywords: NSTEMI; QT prolongation; elderly women; severe coronary artery disease