Dermatomyositis

A type of idiopathic inflammatory myopathy characterized by evocative skin lesions and symmetrical proximal muscle weakness.

ST segment elevation

An electrocardiographic anomaly in which the ST segment is observed to be located superior to the isoelectric line.


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PMID (PMCID)
12705844
MALE Middle Aged
ST segment elevation pattern of acute myocardial infarction induced by acute pancreatitis.
Albrecht CA, Laws FA.
Cardiol Rev. 2003;11(3):147-51.
The authors report the first emergent angiographic assessment of the coronaries with accompanying echocardiography in a 64-year-old man with dermatomyositis, who presented with ST segment elevation and cardiac specific enzyme derangements highly suggestive of myocardial infarction in the presence of acute pancreatitis.