The phenomenon of cardiac memory as a simulator of myocardial ischemia

Authors

  • Waldo A. Milian Paula Hospital Abel Santamaría Cuadrado
  • Frank Martínez López
  • Ramón G. Milián Soto
  • Wilmer R. Milián Paula
  • Ismaël Oumarou Issaka

Abstract

The abnormalities in ventricular repolarization are common manifestations of several conditions, among these, we can include cardiac memory, a frequently unrecognized phenomenon in medical practice. The severity of each of these causes is variable; nonetheless, a definitive diagnosis of each of them is not always evident. We present the case of a patient admitted at the emergency room with chest pain and deeply inverted T waves in the electrocardiogram, mimicking a severe myocardial ischemia, which was defined as cardiac electrical memory.

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Author Biography

Waldo A. Milian Paula, Hospital Abel Santamaría Cuadrado

Graduado en Medicina en 2013. Graduado de Cardiólogo en 2019 en el Instituto de Cardiología y Cirugía Cardiovascular en La Habana.

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Published

2021-04-18

How to Cite

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Milian Paula WA, Martínez López F, Milián Soto RG, Milián Paula WR, Oumarou Issaka I. The phenomenon of cardiac memory as a simulator of myocardial ischemia. CorSalud [Internet]. 2021 Apr. 18 [cited 2025 Jun. 23];13(2):251-5. Available from: https://revcorsalud.sld.cu/index.php/cors/article/view/624

Issue

Vol. 13 No. 2 (2021)

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CASE REPORTS

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