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World J Clin Cases. Jan 26, 2020; 8(2): 415-424
Published online Jan 26, 2020. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v8.i2.415
Myocarditis presenting as typical acute myocardial infarction: A case report and review of the literature
Ya-Min Hou, Peng-Xi Han, Xia Wu, Jing-Ru Lin, Fei Zheng, Lin Lin, Rui Xu
Ya-Min Hou, Xia Wu, Lin Lin, Rui Xu, Department of Cardiology, Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan 250014, Shandong Province, China
Peng-Xi Han, Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University, Jinan 250014, Shandong Province, China
Jing-Ru Lin, Department of Cardiology, Shandong Provincial Third Hospital, Jinan 250014, Shandong Province, China
Fei Zheng, Rui Xu, Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University, Jinan 250014, Shandong Province, China
Author contributions: Hou YM, Lin JR, Wu X, Zheng F, Han PX, and Lin L were involved in diagnostic flow and patient follow-up; Hou YM contributed to interpretation of published data and drafting the manuscript; Xu R revised the manuscript; all the authors read and gave their final approval of the version to be published.
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Corresponding author: Rui Xu, MD, PHD, Chief Physician, Professor, Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University; Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital, Shandong University, No. 16766, Jingshi Road, Jinan 250014, Shandong Province, China. xuruicn@hotmail.com
Received: September 19, 2019
Peer-review started: September 19, 2019
First decision: December 4, 2019
Revised: December 17, 2019
Accepted: December 22, 2019
Article in press: December 22, 2019
Published online: January 26, 2020
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Core Tip

Core tip: We present a case of myocarditis with typical acute myocardial infarction symptoms. The diagnosis was confirmed by cardiac magnetic resonance. We followed the patients up to 13 mo, and performed three times of cardiac magnetic resonance. We observed the changes of the myocardial edema and the area of enhancement. We also discuss myocarditis that mimics acute myocardial infraction in order to help clinicians improve their diagnosis and treatment skills.