Troponina T positiva em paciente chagásico com taquicardia ventricular sustentada e cinecoronariografia sem lesões obstrutivas
Year: 2005
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: The assessment and stratification of patients with chest pain in the emergency unit may indicate the appropriate therapy for each patient based on the probability of the presence of acute coronary artery disease and on the risk of its major cardiac events. That assessment is based on the triplet: clinical setting, electrocardiographic findings, and markers of myocardial lesion. We report the case of a 58-year-old male chagasic patient admitted to the emergency unit due to chest pain and palpitations, with an electrocardiogram showing sustained ventricular tachycardia and positive troponin measurement (0.99 ng/mL). The patient underwent cine coronary angiography, which evidenced no obstructive coronary artery disease.
Authors: Maurício de Nassau Machado, Fábio Augusto Suzuki, Osana Costa C. Mouco, Mauro Esteves Hernandes, Maria Angélica B.T. Lemos, Lilia Nigro Maia
Institution: Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto
Language: Portuguese
Subfield: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2004058680