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ArticleCureus2025

Navigating Diagnostic Difficulties: Benign Early Repolarization/Subtle ST Elevation in a Young Patient Presenting As Myocardial Infarction.

Abdul Samad, Harshvardhan P Thakar, Muhammad Hassan, Jasmine Kaur, Ali Tariq Hussein

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Article in Cureus, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 authors.

Abdul SamadAcute Medicine/Emergency, Pilgrim Hospital, United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust, Boston, GBR.
Harshvardhan P ThakarInternal Medicine, Pilgrim Hospital, United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust, Boston, GBR.
Muhammad HassanAcute Medicine, Pilgrim Hospital, United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust, Boston, GBR.
Jasmine KaurOncology, Pilgrim Hospital, United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust, Boston, GBR.
Ali Tariq HusseinEmergency Medicine, NMC Royal Hospital, Khalifa City, ARE.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In adults having chest pain, ST-segment elevation, both benign and pathologic, is a common finding seen on electrocardiograms (ECGs). Some degree of ST-segment elevation is common, especially in young men. Commonly referred to as benign early repolarization (BER), this elevation is seen in the precordial leads. Due to the prevalence of this finding, it is not a normal variant, but rather a normal finding. Here is an unusual case of acute myocardial infarction (MI) presenting as BER. In this case, the ECG did not show typical ST elevation or evolve over time, showing changes of Q waves as expected with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. However, the point-of-care troponin was elevated, and the patient was then diagnosed as having acute MI.

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benign early repolarization (ber)myocardial infarctionsubtle st elevationunusual causes of persistent chest painyoung adult male

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PMID40922867
PMCPMC12414514

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