ST segment elevation in a patient presenting with renal colic pain

ST segment elevation of more than 1 mm from the baseline is an electrocardiographic presentation of acute myocardial injury. This phenomenon is not confined only to ischemic injury,and various other etiological factors have been described in relation to ST segment elevation. We report the case of a young man who presented in the emergency department complaining of loin pain. He was subsequently found to have transient ST segment elevation,but a thorough evaluation showed no evidence of coronary artery disease. ST segment elevation is one of the best tools for diagnosing acute myocardial infarction,of which reperfusion therapy is the treatment of choice thus making it important to make the diagnosis as quickly as possible. It is equally important,however,not to misdiagnose acute myocardial infarction,as there are other causes of ST segment elevation. Therefore,we report this unique case of renal pain due to stone causing ST segment elevation.