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ST-segment elevation mimicking myocardial infarction after hydrochloric acid ingestion: Acute caustic myocarditis |
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| Authors: | Rodolfo San Antonio Margarida Pujol López Rosario Jesús Perea Manel Sabaté |
| Affiliation: | 1. Cardiovascular Clinic Institute, Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, Institut d''Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain;2. Radiology Department, Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, Institut d''Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain |
| Abstract: | ST-segment elevation after hydrochloric acid ingestion has barely been described in the literature, without identification of its causal mechanism. We hypothesize that acute caustic myocarditis, by direct contact between necrotic upper gastrointestinal tract and pericardium may induce the ECG findings. |
| Keywords: | ST-segment elevation Acute myocarditis Myocardial infarction Hydrochloric acid ingestion |
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