Acute cholecystits leading to ischemic ECG changes in a patient with no underlying cardiac disease

Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 105-108

  Patel, Nimesh ^a   Ariyarathenam, Arun ^a   Davies, Will ^a   Harris, Adrian ^a  

^a NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute cholecystitis; ECG changes; ST elevation

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CHOLECYSTITIS; ADULT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; THORAX PAIN;

ADULT; CHEST PAIN; CHOLECYSTITIS, ACUTE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS;

EID: 80052425332     PISSN: 10868089     EISSN: 19383797     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4293/108680811X13022985131534     Document Type: Review

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