Juniper Publishers Journal of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Therapy

JUNIPER PUBLISHERS - OPEN ACCESS JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY & CARDIOVASCULAR THERAPY Abstract A case of acute myocardial infarction (MI) in a young woman presenting with first episode of ulcerative colitis (UC) is presented. The patient had a rapidly deteriorating clinical course with a fatal outcome. The cardiac manifestations of ulcerative colitis and its association with myocardial infarction is discussed. Introduction Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) include Ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn’s disease (CD). Both the conditions may present with a variety of extra-intestinal manifestations. Myocarditis and pericarditis are the most common cardiac manifestations of ulcerative colitis (UC). UC also predisposes to arterial and venous thromboembolic complications. A few cases of myocardial infarction (MI) in association with UC have been reported. However, the association between UC and MI is uncertain. We report a case of a...

JUNIPER PUBLISHERS - OPEN ACCESS JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY & CARDIOVASCULAR THERAPY Abstract Acute pulmonary embolism (APE) is a cardiovascular emergency that without prompt clinical diagnosis and treatment may result in fatal outcomes. Indeed, the symptoms can be quite non-specific often causing clinical dilemma as well as potentially at risk of misdiagnosing on the initial presentation. More specifically, the electrocardiographic (ECG) manifestation of APE can be diverse from normal to sinus tachycardia with or without features of acute right heart strain. We present an unusual case of APE presented with the pattern of acute ST-elevation on the 12-lead ECG mimicking acute myocardial infarction; thereby discussing the clinical dilemma which arose with this case as well as all the potentially and relevant differential diagnosis for the presentation. Keywords: ST- elevation; Acute pulmonary embolism; Acute myocardial infarction ...