Myocardial Infarction in Neonates: A Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenge

• Main Authors: Manuel Rodríguez Martínez (Author), Eladio Ruiz González (Author), Anna Parra-Llorca (Author), Máximo Vento Torres (Author), Marta Aguar Carrascosa (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Neonatal acute myocardial infarction is an uncommon entity. We describe the case of a 4-day-old term baby who presented with respiratory distress and distal acrocyanosis. The chest radiograph demonstrated cardiomegaly without pleural effusion, and examination revealed hepatomegaly. An electrocardiog...