Acute pancreatitis presenting as acute inferior wall ST-segment elevations on electrocardiography

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 734.e1-734.e4

  Makaryus, Amgad N ^a   Adedeji, Oluwatoyin ^a   Ali, Sayed K ^a  

^a NORTH SHORE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CLOPIDOGREL; HEPARIN;

ACUTE PANCREATITIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIAPHORESIS; DYSPNEA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MORBID OBESITY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION;

EID: 46149093213     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2007.11.008     Document Type: Article

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