Title of article :
Typical pericarditis ECG findings after falling from height. The PR segment depression or ST segment elevation ?
Author/Authors :
Sucu, Murat Gaziantep University - Department of Cardiology - Gaziantep, Turkey , Altunbas, Gokhan Gaziantep University - Department of Cardiology - Gaziantep, Turkey , Coskun, Fatma Yilmaz Gaziantep University - Department of Cardiology - Gaziantep, Turkey
Pages :
3
From page :
148
To page :
150
Abstract :
Acute pericarditis (AP) following blunt thoracic trauma is rare and difficult to diagnosis. A 43-year-old man with offered to the emergency department (ED) after falling from height before a week ago. The ECG performed in the ED was abnormal, ECG revealed PR segment depression in leads DII, DIII, aVF, and V3-6 and a preliminary diagnosis of acute inferolateral STEMI was presumed. Patients have evidence of systemic inflammation, including leukocytosis, elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate. We are reporting a case of post-traumatic acute pericarditis presenting with PR-segment depression and normal cardiac enzymes mimicking acute STEMI.
Keywords :
Trauma , Pericarditis , ECG
Journal title :
Turkish Journal of Emergency Medicine
Serial Year :
2017
Full Text URL :
Record number :
2581673
Link To Document :
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