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Case Reports
. 2015 Jul;30(4):540-2.
doi: 10.3904/kjim.2015.30.4.540. Epub 2015 Jun 29.

Type 2 myocardial infarction after ingestion of mad honey in a patient with normal coronary arteries

Turgut Karabag  1 , Rasit Sayın  1 , Nesimi Yavuz  1 , Ziyaeddin Aktop  1
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Case Reports

Type 2 myocardial infarction after ingestion of mad honey in a patient with normal coronary arteries

Turgut Karabag et al. Korean J Intern Med. 2015 Jul.
No abstract available

Keywords: Grayanotoxin; Mad honey; Myocardial infarction.

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Figure 1
Figure 1. Electrocardiogram showing ST segment elevation in leads DIII and aVF (arrow) and reciprocal ST segment depression in leads DI, aVL, and V3 to V6.
Figure 2
Figure 2. Normal epicardial coronary arteries on coronary angiography. (A) Left anterior descending and circumflex artery on left anterior oblique cranial projection. (B) Left anterior descending and circumflex artery on right anterior oblique caudal projection. (C) Right coronary artery on left anterior oblique projection.
Figure 3
Figure 3. The normalized electrocardiogram at 24 hours.
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