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ECG Blog #448 — A Young Man with Chest Pain.

Ken Grauer, MD

These include coronary artery spasm ( as may be precipitated by cocaine use or binge alcohol drinking ) — myocardial bridging ( that may be the cause of intermittent acute ischemia ) — aberrant anatomy of a coronary artery ( which may present with sudden rupture causing acute infarction or sudden death at any age! ).

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A teenager with chest pain, a troponin below the limit of detection, and "benign early repolarization"

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

These include coronary artery spasm ( as may occur from cocaine use or binge alcohol drinking ) — myocardial bridging ( that may be the cause of intermittent acute ischemia ) — aberrant anatomy of a coronary artery ( which may present with sudden rupture causing acute infarction or sudden death at any age! ). Was this coincidence?