Tuyển tập báo cáo các nghiên cứu khoa học quốc tế ngành y học dành cho các bạn tham khảo đề tài: Unusual towering elevation of troponin I after ST-elevation myocardial infarction and intensive monitoring with echocardiography post-percutaneous coronary intervention: a case report | Javed et al. Journal of Medical Case Reports 2010 4 137 http content 4 1 137 jA CASE REPORTS CASE REPORT Open Access Unusual towering elevation of troponin I after ST-elevation myocardial infarction and intensive monitoring with echocardiography post-percutaneous coronary intervention a case report Fahad Javed Shahzeb A Khan Emad F Aziz Taimur Abbasi Ramya Suryadevara and Eyal Herzog Abstract Introduction The elevation of troponin levels directly corresponds to the extent of myocardial injury. Here we present a case of a robust rise in cardiac biomarkers that correspond to extensive damage to the myocardium but did not spell doom for our patient. It is important to note that to the best of our knowledge this is the highest level of troponin I ever reported in the literature after a myocardial injury in an acute setting. Case presentation A 53-year-old African American man with an unknown medical history presented to the emergency room of our hospital with chest pain associated with diaphoresis and altered mental status. He required emergency intubation due to acute respiratory failure and circulatory collapse within 10 minutes of his arrival. He was started on heparin and eptifibatide Integrilin drips but he was taken immediately for cardiac catheterization which showed a total occlusion of his proximal left anterior descending diffuse left circumflex disease and severe left ventricular dysfunction with segmental wall motion abnormality. He remained hypotensive throughout the procedure and an intra-aortic balloon pump was inserted for circulatory support. His urinary toxicology examination result was positive for cocaine metabolites. Serial echocardiograms showed an akinetic apex a severely hypokinetic septum and severe systolic dysfunction of his left ventricle. Our patient stayed at the Coronary Care Unit for a total of 15 days before he was finally discharged. Conclusion Studies demonstrate that an increase of 1 ng .
