Acute Pancreatitis Mimicking ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction.
Akanksha AgrawalNuzhat SayyidaJorge Luis PenalverMary R ZiccardiPublished in: Case reports in cardiology (2018)
Intra-abdominal pathologies like acute pancreatitis can lead to transient ECG changes mimicking STEMI. It is important to use ECG clues, echocardiographic findings, and clinical judgement to avoid cardiac catheterization, contrast exposure, and associated health care costs.
Keyphrases
- st segment elevation myocardial infarction
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- healthcare
- left ventricular
- heart rate variability
- heart rate
- st elevation myocardial infarction
- coronary artery disease
- acute coronary syndrome
- magnetic resonance
- pulmonary hypertension
- mitral valve
- left atrial
- cerebral ischemia
- atrial fibrillation
- blood pressure
- magnetic resonance imaging
- heart failure
- brain injury
- subarachnoid hemorrhage