Podcast #266: MI in Young Patients
Emergency Medical Minute - Een podcast door Emergency Medical Minute - Maandagen
Author: John Winkler, M.D. Educational Pearls Some risk factors for MI in the young are history of CAD, stimulant drug use, coronary spasm and diabetes. In those with diffuse ST elevations on EKG, think pericarditis. Troponin will also be elevated. References: Egred M, Viswanathan G, Davis GK Myocardial infarction in young adults Postgraduate Medical Journal 2005;81:741-745.
