Type 2 Myocardial Infarction Following Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure.
10.4070/kcj.2011.41.11.681
- Author:
Jinkyu PARK
1
;
Jeong Hun SHIN
;
Seok Hwan KIM
;
Young Hyo LIM
;
Jae Ung LEE
;
Kyung Soo KIM
;
Soon Kil KIM
;
Jeong Hyun KIM
;
Heon Kil LIM
;
Jinho SHIN
Author Information
1. Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Hanyang University Medical Center, Seoul, Korea. jhs2003@hanyang.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Epilepsy;
Myocardial infarction;
Troponin I;
Coronary angiography
- MeSH:
Biomarkers;
Coronary Angiography;
Epilepsy;
Heart;
Humans;
Myocardial Infarction;
Myocardial Ischemia;
Necrosis;
Seizures;
Troponin I
- From:Korean Circulation Journal
2011;41(11):681-684
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Myocardial infarction is diagnosed when blood levels of biomarkers are increased in the clinical setting of acute myocardial ischemia. Among the biomarkers, troponin I is the preferred biomarker indicative of myocardial necrosis. It is tissue specific for the heart. Myocardial infarction is rarely reported following seizure. We report a case of elevated troponin I in a patient after an episode of generalized tonic-clonic seizure. The diagnosis was type 2 myocardial infarction.
