Ken Grauer, MD

SEPTEMBER 21, 2024

Pericarditis is rare — but myocarditis is not , so especially in this age group — more information is needed to quickly determine if this could be an acute MI, myocarditis, or none of the above. Causation of Endothelial damage is another potential mechanism of acute MI in a younger patient.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JANUARY 9, 2023

Pericarditis? Other types of nonatherosclerotic potential causes of acute infarction in younger patients include systematic inflammatory disease (ie, lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, Wegener granulomatosis ) — thrombosis not due to coronary disease (ie, endocarditis, coagulation disorders ) — pregnancy ( with its hypercoagulable state ).

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2022

He reportedly told his family "I think I'm having a heart attack", then they immediately drove him to the ED, and he was able to ambulate into the triage area before he collapsed and became unresponsive. CPR was initiated immediately. (The Submitted by a Med Student, with Great Commentary on Bias! What is the Diagnosis?

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