Zhou Ruihai, Prasada Sudhir, Roth Michael
Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Department of Pathology, Nash General Hospital of University of North Carolina Health Care.
Eur Heart J Case Rep. 2021 Jan 5;5(2):ytaa546. doi: 10.1093/ehjcr/ytaa546. eCollection 2021 Feb.
ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) requires timely coronary reperfusion but localizing ST-segment elevation (STE) can develop in clinical settings other than STEMI.
We report a case of a 66-year-old man, with a history of diabetes mellitus and arthritis presenting with haemoptysis and chest pain. The electrocardiogram (ECG) at presentation showed marked localizing STE but emergent cardiac catheterization showed no significant coronary artery obstruction and the serial serum cardiac troponin levels were within normal limits. The patient was found to have squamous cell carcinoma with a right upper lobe cavitated lung mass and cardiac infiltrative metastasis as shown by computed tomography, echocardiography, cardiac magnetic resonance, and 18F-fluorodeoxyglucosepositron emission tomography-computed tomography (FDG-PET-CT) imaging. Mobile left ventricular mural thrombi were also noted on echocardiography.
Metastatic myocardial infiltration can cause STE mimicking STEMI on ECG. The STE is persistent and may reflect an ongoing injury current between the infiltrated and normal myocardium. The STE is localizing, which may have value in evaluating the extent and region of metastatic myocardial damage. Myocardial metastasis can be complicated by ventricular mural thrombosis and due to lack of population data, there is no firm guidance on choice of anticoagulation.
ST段抬高型心肌梗死(STEMI)需要及时进行冠状动脉再灌注治疗,但ST段抬高(STE)也可能在STEMI以外的临床情况下出现。
我们报告一例66岁男性患者,有糖尿病和关节炎病史,表现为咯血和胸痛。就诊时心电图(ECG)显示明显的局限性STE,但急诊心脏导管检查显示冠状动脉无明显阻塞,系列血清心肌肌钙蛋白水平在正常范围内。计算机断层扫描、超声心动图、心脏磁共振成像和18F-氟脱氧葡萄糖正电子发射断层扫描-计算机断层扫描(FDG-PET-CT)成像显示,该患者患有鳞状细胞癌,右肺上叶有空洞性肺肿块及心脏浸润性转移。超声心动图还发现左心室壁有活动血栓。
转移性心肌浸润可导致心电图上出现类似STEMI的STE。这种STE持续存在,可能反映了浸润心肌与正常心肌之间持续的损伤电流。这种STE具有局限性,可能对评估转移性心肌损伤的范围和区域有价值。心肌转移可能并发心室壁血栓形成,由于缺乏人群数据,在抗凝治疗的选择上没有明确的指导。