Occult pneumomediastinum in a SARS patient presenting as recurrent chest pain and acute ECG changes mimicking acute coronary syndrome

Respirology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 271-273

  Tse, Tak Sun ^a   Tsui, Kin Lam ^a   Yam, Loretta Y C ^a   So, Loletta K Y ^a   Lau, Arthur C W ^a   Chan, Kwok Keung ^a   Li, Shu Kin ^a  

^a PAMELA YOUDE NETHERSOLE EASTERN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Coronary disease; Pneumomediastinum; Severe acute respiratory syndrome

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; LUNG VENTILATION; PNEUMOMEDIASTINUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; SUBCUTANEOUS EMPHYSEMA; T WAVE; THORAX PAIN; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ACUTE DISEASE; CHEST PAIN; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MEDIASTINAL EMPHYSEMA; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; RECURRENCE; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; SYNDROME;

EID: 3142778436     PISSN: 13237799     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2004.00569.x     Document Type: Article

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