Gastrointestinal Distention Masquerading as ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction

ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) is the most serious manifestation of acute coronary syndrome. A variety of noncardiac conditions can mimic STEMI on electrocardiography (ECG). We describe a case of gastrointestinal distention and ileus masquerading as STEMI on ECG and posits a mech...

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Autores principales: Zhang, James, Basrawala, Hussain, Patel, Sumit, Girn, Hartaj, Eyvazian, Vaughn, Wang, Lan, Ostrzega, Enrique
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2020
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8298783/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34317304
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2020.02.016
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Sumario:ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) is the most serious manifestation of acute coronary syndrome. A variety of noncardiac conditions can mimic STEMI on electrocardiography (ECG). We describe a case of gastrointestinal distention and ileus masquerading as STEMI on ECG and posits a mechanism for this effect. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.)

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