ST segment elevations caused by invasion of carcinoma of the thymus to the myocardium

Publication date: Available online 25 August 2018Source: Cor et VasaAuthor(s): Věra Müllerová, Jozef Jakabčin, Vladěna Skálová, Pavel ČervinkaAbstractPathological ST segment elevations in 12-lead ECG are in most cases caused by ischemic heart disease during acute transmural infarction. ST segment elevations in ECG can even have non-ischemic etiology during another cardiac disease and there are also rare causes of ST elevations of a non-cardiac origin. In this case report, the authors present the case of a 68-year-old male patient with carcinoma of the thymus, which was growing through to the cardiac structures and was the cause of pathological ST elevations in ECG.
Source: Cor et Vasa - Category: Cardiology Source Type: research