Left ventricular asynergy in acute myocarditis. Simulation of acute myocardial infarction

P. A. Chandraratna, A. Nimalasuriya, C. L. Reid, S. Cohn and S. H. Rahimtoola

Recent studies have demonstrated the usefulness of two-dimensional echocardiography in the detection of regional wall abnormalities in acute myocardial infarction. We describe two patients with acute myocarditis who had acute chest pain simulating acute myocardial infarction. Two-dimensional echocardiography initially demonstrated regional wall motion abnormalities that disappeared within a few days. These two cases illustrate that regional wall motion abnormalities are not specific for acute myocardial infarction and that acute myocarditis may simulate acute myocardial infarction.

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