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Acute St-Segment Elevation in Neisseria Meningitis
Gach, Olivier; LANCELLOTTI, Patrizio; PIERARD, Luc
2001In Acta Cardiologica, 56 (5), p. 327-9
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Abstract :
[en] Meningitis due to Neisseria meningitidis occurred in a young man. On admission, he was in septic shock and the electrocardiogram revealed convex upwards ST-segment elevation in inferior and lateral leads. Rapid and complete normalisation of the ECG was observed and the patient had a favourable evolution with intensive therapy.The mechanisms of the ECG abnormalities in this disease are unclear. In this patient, ST-segment elevation was probably related to severe transmural ischaemia or prolonged coronary artery spasm as suggested by increase and decrease of cardiac enzymes and transient echocardiographic wall motion abnormalities without pericarditis. However, myocarditis could not be completely ruled out.
Disciplines :
Cardiovascular & respiratory systems
Author, co-author :
Gach, Olivier ;  Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > Cardiologie
LANCELLOTTI, Patrizio  ;  Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > Cardiologie
PIERARD, Luc ;  Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > Cardiologie
Language :
English
Title :
Acute St-Segment Elevation in Neisseria Meningitis
Publication date :
October 2001
Journal title :
Acta Cardiologica
ISSN :
0001-5385
eISSN :
1784-973X
Publisher :
Association Royale des Sociétés Scientifiques Medicales Belges/Koninklijke Vereniging van de Belgische Medische Wetenschappelijke Genootschappen, Bruxelles, Belgium
Volume :
56
Issue :
5
Pages :
327-9
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
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