Acute pancreatitis mimicking myocardial ischemia: A case report and a review of the literature
In literature, acute pancreatitis has been shown to be associated with a wide range of electrocardiographic changes. In the present report, we describe a case of a young woman who presented to our emergency room with chest pain and electrocardiographic alterations suggestive of myocardial ischemia;...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Edizioni FS
2017-07-01
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| Series: | Journal of Health and Social Sciences |
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| Online Access: | http://journalhss.com/wp-content/uploads/jhhs22_209-214.pdf |
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| Summary: | In literature, acute pancreatitis has been shown to be associated with a wide range of electrocardiographic changes. In the present report, we describe a case of a young woman who presented to our emergency room with chest pain and electrocardiographic alterations suggestive of myocardial ischemia; laboratory
data showed elevated amylase and lipase levels. A computed tomography (CT) scan of the abdomen confirmed the diagnosis of acute pancreatitis. In the next day, she repeated the electrocardiogram, which showed a regression of the ST-segment depression. T-waves changes and ST-segment depression are
common in acute pancreatitis and, therefore, emergency physicians should consider acute pancreatitis in the differential diagnosis of patients presenting with chest pain and electrocardiographic changes. |
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| ISSN: | 2499-2240 2499-5886 |