Tension pneumothorax presenting as ST segment elevation: Look, Listen, Act! | Zendy

Aditya Chada | Zendy; Naga Venkata K. Pothineni | Zendy; Swathi Kovelamudi | Zendy; Deepa Raghavan | Zendy

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Tension pneumothorax presenting as ST segment elevation: Look, Listen, Act!

Author(s) -

Aditya Chada,

Naga Venkata K. Pothineni,

Swathi Kovelamudi,

Deepa Raghavan

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

therapeutic advances in cardiovascular disease

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.164

H-Index - 33

eISSN - 1753-9455

pISSN - 1753-9447

DOI - 10.1177/1753944717706922

Subject(s) - medicine , pneumothorax , st segment , tension pneumothorax , myocardial infarction , cardiology , elevation (ballistics) , st elevation , physical examination , surgery , geometry , mathematics

We present a unique case of a patient with a tension pneumothorax that presented with electrocardiogram (ECG) characteristics typical for ST segment elevation myocardial infarction. The clinical diagnosis was clinched by focused physical examination. Treatment of the pneumothorax lead to resolution of the electrocardiographic abnormalities. Our experience from this unique case is useful for cardiologists and critical care physicians who encounter these patients routinely.

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