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Nail gun penetrating injury of the heart mimicking an acute coronary syndrome

We describe the case of a 75-year-old man admitted to hospital for chest pain and syncope. Physical examination was normal with evidence of a very small wound on the left chest. Considering the presence of multiple coronary risk factors, an acute coronary syndrome was initially suspected, but the el...

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Autores principales: Comoglio, Chiara, Sansone, Fabrizio, Boffini, Massimo, Ribezzo, Marco, Rinaldi, Mauro
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer-Verlag 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2885265/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20606824
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12245-009-0152-5