심근경색과 감별할 주요질환

Review on some diseases which are differentiated with AMI

The importance of the diseases which are differentiated with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) cannot be overemphasized in insurance medicine. Although there are lots of diseases similar with AMI, in this paper, 5 diseases were described; Myocardial bridging, cocaine toxicity, myocarditis, cardiac syndrome X, and Takotsubo syndrome. Costs of the interventions like coronary angiography or echocardiography are relatively low in Korea compared to western countries. Therefore, detection of those diseases has been increased recently and illegal drug addiction also has been increased probably due to globalization. In conclusion, the knowledge of those diseases dealt with this article could be helpful for the person who is related to insurance medicine.