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Challenges in Clinical Electrocardiography
September 20, 2021

Persistent ST-Segment Elevation in a Young Man

Author Affiliations
  • 1Department of Cardiology, Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
  • 2Department of Electrocardiology, Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
JAMA Intern Med. 2021;181(11):1514-1515. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2021.4432

A man in his 30s with no history of cardiovascular disease presented to the emergency department with exertional chest distress. On admission the patient’s blood pressure was 132/88 mm Hg; respiratory rate, 18 breaths per minute; and pulse, 88 beats per minute. Cardiopulmonary examination findings were unremarkable. The result of high-sensitivity cardiac troponin level testing was 0.148 ng/mL (reference range, <0.02 ng/mL; to convert to μg/L, multiply by 1.0). A 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) was obtained on admission (Figure).

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