Chest Pain and Electrocardiographic Changes in a Child With Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
A 12-year-old boy known to have Duchenne muscular dystrophy presented to our Emergency Department with acute onset central chest pain.A 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) was performed showing ST-segment elevation with reciprocal changes. An echocardiogram showed reduced left ventricular systolic funct...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Curēus (Palo Alto, CA) CA), 2022-06, Vol.14 (6) |
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Zusammenfassung: | A 12-year-old boy known to have Duchenne muscular dystrophy presented to our Emergency Department with acute onset central chest pain.A 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) was performed showing ST-segment elevation with reciprocal changes. An echocardiogram showed reduced left ventricular systolic function with an ejection fraction of 45%. Initial cardiac biomarkers were significantly elevated, with troponin-T result recorded at 7,065 ng/L (reference range: 0-14 ng/L). The patient was admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit with a differential diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction or acute myocardial injury related to cardiomyopathy and commenced on an ACE (angiotensin-converting enzyme) inhibitor. Computed tomography (CT) of the coronary arteries was performed, which showed normal coronary arteries and cardiac anatomy.The patient was discharged on day 5 and continues to follow up in the pediatric cardiology clinic. He was commenced on a beta blocker at one-month follow-up when he was asymptomatic. |
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ISSN: | 2168-8184 2168-8184 |
DOI: | 10.7759/cureus.26105 |