Pneumomediastinum mimicking acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 117, Issue 2, 2007, Pages

  Brearley Jr , William D ^a   Taylor III, Lee ^a   Haley, Michael W ^a   Littmann, Laszlo ^a  

^a CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrocardiographic artifact; Myocardial infarction; Pneumomediastinum

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART CYCLE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE INJURY; HUMAN; MALE; PNEUMOMEDIASTINUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; R WAVE; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; SYMPTOM; T WAVE INVERSION;

ARTIFACTS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIASTINAL EMPHYSEMA; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION;

EID: 33947368649     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.11.156     Document Type: Article

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