Pulmonary embolism mimicking anteroseptal acute myocardial infarction

Journal of the American Osteopathic Association

Volumn 108, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 344-349

  Wilson, Gregory T ^a,c   Schaller, Frederick A ^b  

^a Plaza Medical Center ^*  (United States)

^b TOURO UNIVERSITY NEVADA   (United States)

^c Attn: Kay Washington   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; AMITRIPTYLINE; BECLOMETASONE DIPROPIONATE; CITALOPRAM; CLOPIDOGREL; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; HEPARIN; ISOSORBIDE MONONITRATE; LANSOPRAZOLE; METOPROLOL; WARFARIN;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSPNEA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EVENING DOSAGE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; SINUS TACHYCARDIA; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; SYNCOPE; THORAX PAIN;

CHEST PAIN; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 48249140177     PISSN: 00986151     EISSN: 00986151     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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