Transient ST elevation following a wasp sting: a good indication for 64-slice coronary angiography computed tomography.

نویسندگان

  • Nancy Fridman
  • Alice Wishniak
  • Moshe Goldfeld
  • Anna Chernihovski
  • Nathan Roguin
چکیده

• Vol 9 • April 2007 Transient ST-Elevation Following a Wasp Sting The occurrence of an acute myocardial infarction after a bee, wasp or yellow-jacket sting has been reported in the literature [1,2]. The anaphylactic shock and the use of epinephrine can act synergistically and produce acute coronary thrombosis. We report here the case of a 57 year old man who was admitted to our institution after a wasp sting and developed a transient ST-T elevation, as seen on electrocardiography.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • The Israel Medical Association journal : IMAJ

دوره 9 4  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2007