mjl1717 wrote:
Idiopathic coronary spasm with ischemia /infarction-possible Tako-Tsubo syndrome..
WOW, I had to go google that one.
http://www.takotsubo.com/
and yes while there is ST elevation in this during the acute stage. It's not on the list in the question. I'm guessing since it falls under the basic pathology of spasms (ie same as prinzmental's).
Make it simple, there is one more basic CVS pathology in which you would see ST elevation.
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these are other causes of ST elevation
Normal ST-Segment Elevation and Normal Variants
Left Bundle-Branch Block
Acute Myocarditis
Hyperkalemia
The Brugada Syndrome and Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy
Pulmonary Embolism
Transthoracic Cardioversion
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1. MI
2. Pericarditis
3. Prinzmental's
4. Ventricular aneurysm
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