Open AccessA mimicry of an acute coronary syndrome
Author(s) -
Bervin Teo
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
bmj case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.231
H-Index - 26
ISSN - 1757-790X
DOI - 10.1136/bcr.01.2009.1424
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , myocardial infarction , aspirin , chest pain , acute coronary syndrome , ventricle , amlodipine , statin , blood pressure
A 79-year-old woman was out in the garden having lunch on a hot summer day. She developed stabbing chest pains, more severe on her left side, associated with radiation down her left arm. Severity was 7 out of 10. There was no relief of pain with glyceryl trinitrate spray. Risk factors for ischaemic heart disease include hyperlipidaemia, being an ex-smoker (40 years), no history of diabetes or hypertension. There was a family history of her father having a myocardial infarction at the age of 54. Echocardiogram (ECG) revealed widespread deep symmetrical T-wave inversion in the chest leads and lateral limb leads.