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A teenager involved in a motor vehicle collision with abnormal ECG

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ECG of pneumopericardium and probable myocardial contusion shows typical pericarditis Male in 30's, 2 days after Motor Vehicle Collsion, complains of Chest Pain and Dyspnea Head On Motor Vehicle Collision. Between 81-95% of life-threatening ventricular dysrhythmias and acute cardiac failure occur within 24-48 hours of hospitalization.

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Cardiologist declines taking patient to the cath lab. Patient dies.

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As always, takotsubo cardiomyopathy and focal pericarditis can mimic OMI, but takotsubo almost never mimics posterior MI, and both are diagnoses of exclusion after a negative cath. We have countless cases of missed posterior MI on this blog, including these: Interventionalist at the Receiving Hospital: "No STEMI, no cath.

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OMI in a pediatric patient? Teenagers do get acute coronary occlusion, so don't automatically dismiss the idea.

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Written by Kirsten Morrissey, MD with edits by Bracey, Grauer, Meyers, and Smith An older teen was transferred from an outside hospital with elevated serum troponin and and ECG demonstrating ST elevations. The workup at the transferring hospital yielded elevated troponin I at 18.1 Acute coronary syndrome in a pediatric patient?