ST-segment elevation of electrocardiogram in a patient with Shoshin beriberi

Intern Med. 2005 Jun;44(6):578-85. doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.44.578.

Abstract

We report a case of a 58-year-old man with Shoshin beriberi who demonstrated ST-segment elevation and myocardial damage without coronary artery stenosis. The patient subsequently recovered with thiamine treatment. We conclude that it is important to consider Shoshin beriberi as part of the differential diagnosis in patients with shock and ST-segment elevation.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Beriberi / complications*
  • Beriberi / physiopathology
  • Cardiac Catheterization
  • Cardiomyopathies / diagnosis
  • Cardiomyopathies / drug therapy
  • Cardiomyopathies / etiology
  • Cardiomyopathies / physiopathology*
  • Coronary Angiography
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Electrocardiography*
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Fursultiamin / administration & dosage
  • Fursultiamin / therapeutic use
  • Gated Blood-Pool Imaging
  • Humans
  • Injections, Intravenous
  • Male
  • Middle Aged

Substances

  • Fursultiamin