Hypercalcemia-induced ST-segment elevation mimicking acute myocardial infarction

Shawn P.E. Nishi; Nestor A. Barbagelata; Shaul Atar; Yochai Birnbaum; Enrique Tuero

doi:10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2005.10.015

Hypercalcemia-induced ST-segment elevation mimicking acute myocardial infarction

Shawn P.E. Nishi, Nestor A. Barbagelata, Shaul Atar, Yochai Birnbaum, Enrique Tuero

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Abstract

We describe a patient who presented with abdominal pain radiating to the chest and ST elevation in the precordial leads, mimicking acute myocardial infarction. Urgent coronary angiography revealed normal coronary arteries and his serum troponin has not increased. Subsequently, he was found to have severe hypercalcemia. ST segment elevation resolved after correction of hypercalcemia. This phenomenon of ST elevation secondary to hypercalcemia has been described only two times in the English literature to date.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	298-300
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of Electrocardiology
Volume	39
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2005.10.015
State	Published - Jul 2006

Keywords

Arrhythmia
ECG
Hypercalcemia
Myocardial infarction
QTc interval
ST elevation

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Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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