Open AccessDifferential diagnostic dilemma between pulmonary embolism and acute coronary syndrome
Author(s) -
Gul Enes Elvin,
Nikus Kjell C.,
Erdogan Halil I.,
Ozdemir Kurtulus
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of arrhythmia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.463
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 1883-2148
pISSN - 1880-4276
DOI - 10.1016/j.joa.2015.10.006
Subject(s) - medicine , acute coronary syndrome , pulmonary embolism , cardiology , differential diagnosis , dilemma , pathology , myocardial infarction , philosophy , epistemology
Acute pulmonary embolism (PE) is a frequent life‐threatening condition in emergency departments. Careful diagnosis is important, and different diagnostic tests such as electrocardiogram (ECG), biochemical markers, echocardiogram, and computed tomography are required. Although ECG is a cheap and rapid diagnostic test for pulmonary embolism, it has some limitations in the differential diagnosis of acute coronary syndrome and acute PE. Herein, we report ECG results of a patient diagnosed with acute PE mimicking acute coronary syndrome.