Myopericarditis: under a mask of acute coronary syndrome

Acute coronary syndrome vs. myopericarditis – not always a straightforward diagnosis

Patient: Male, 58 Final Diagnosis: Myopericarditis Symptoms: Retrosternal thoracic pain Medication: - Clinical Procedure: MRI Specialty: Cardiology. OBJECTIVE Challenging differential diagnosis. BACKGROUND Patients with acute cardiac symptoms, elevated cardiac troponin, and culprit-free angiograms...

cost benefits of rehabilitation after acute coronary syndrome in iran; using an epidemiological model

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Submassive pulmonary embolism as a mask of acute coronary syndrome.

The paper presents a case of a 77-year-old man, who was admitted to hospital suffering from chest pain. The ECG showed horizontal ST segment depression in the V4-V6 leads. Non-ST segment elevation acute coronary syndrome was diagnosed. However, transthoracic echocardiography revealed signs of pulmonary embolism. The present case indicates the need to consider pulmonary embolism in the different...

Atypical Symptoms of Acute Coronary Syndrome and Their Predictors

Sex Differences and Symptoms of Acute Coronary Syndrome

Background: The purpose of this study was to examine symptoms of acute coronary syndrom (ACS) with resect to sex differences. Methods: This comparative cross-sectional study was performed on patients older than 20 years with ACS who were hospitalized at cardiac wards. Sampling was performed through stratified sampling on the basis of sex. Five hundred male and female patients me...