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Acute coronary syndrome mimicked by acute cholecystitis
Author(s) -
Aksay Ersin,
Ersel Murat,
Kiyan Selahattin,
Musalar Ekrem,
Gungor Hasan
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
emergency medicine australasia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.602
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 1742-6723
pISSN - 1742-6731
DOI - 10.1111/j.1742-6723.2010.01291.x
Subject(s) - medicine , acute coronary syndrome , acute cholecystitis , acute abdominal pain , cardiology , emergency department , abdominal pain , cholecystitis , acute pain , myocardial infarction , anesthesia , gallbladder , psychiatry
Various aetiologies have been reported that cause severe trauma segment and T‐wave abnormalities that are not related to acute coronary syndromes. However, the reports of transient ECG abnormalities associated with acute cholecystitis are limited in the literature. We describe a 42‐year‐old man presented with abdominal pain and hypertensive episode that developed dynamic ECG changes mimicking acute coronary syndrome and was diagnosed acute cholecystitis eventually. Emergency physicians should keep in mind dynamic T‐wave changes mimicking acute myocardial ischaemia in patients with acute cholecystitis.