Differential diagnostic dilemma between pulmonary embolism and acute coronary syndrome

Acute pulmonary embolism (PE) is a frequent life-threatening condition in emergency departments. Careful diagnosis is important, and different diagnostic tests such as electrocardiogram (ECG), biochemical markers, echocardiogram, and computed tomography are required. Although ECG is a cheap and rapi...

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Main Authors:	Enes Elvin Gul, MD, Kjell C. Nikus, Halil I. Erdogan, Kurtulus Ozdemir
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wiley 2016-04-01
Series:	Journal of Arrhythmia
Subjects:	Acute pulmonary embolism Acute coronary syndrome ECG
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1880427615001441

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spelling	doaj-85e75915f0214e0c9b705c4cc9ddb9ed2020-11-25T01:57:21ZengWileyJournal of Arrhythmia1880-42762016-04-0132216016110.1016/j.joa.2015.10.006Differential diagnostic dilemma between pulmonary embolism and acute coronary syndromeEnes Elvin Gul, MD0Kjell C. Nikus1Halil I. Erdogan2Kurtulus Ozdemir3Department of Cardiology, Istanbul Medipol University, Istanbul, TurkeyDepartment of Cardiology, Heart Center, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, FinlandDepartment of Cardiology, Meram School of Medicine, Necmettin Erbakan University, Konya, TurkeyDepartment of Cardiology, Meram School of Medicine, Necmettin Erbakan University, Konya, TurkeyAcute pulmonary embolism (PE) is a frequent life-threatening condition in emergency departments. Careful diagnosis is important, and different diagnostic tests such as electrocardiogram (ECG), biochemical markers, echocardiogram, and computed tomography are required. Although ECG is a cheap and rapid diagnostic test for pulmonary embolism, it has some limitations in the differential diagnosis of acute coronary syndrome and acute PE. Herein, we report ECG results of a patient diagnosed with acute PE mimicking acute coronary syndrome.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1880427615001441Acute pulmonary embolismAcute coronary syndromeECG
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spellingShingle	Enes Elvin Gul, MD Kjell C. Nikus Halil I. Erdogan Kurtulus Ozdemir Differential diagnostic dilemma between pulmonary embolism and acute coronary syndrome Journal of Arrhythmia Acute pulmonary embolism Acute coronary syndrome ECG
author_facet	Enes Elvin Gul, MD Kjell C. Nikus Halil I. Erdogan Kurtulus Ozdemir
author_sort	Enes Elvin Gul, MD
title	Differential diagnostic dilemma between pulmonary embolism and acute coronary syndrome
title_short	Differential diagnostic dilemma between pulmonary embolism and acute coronary syndrome
title_full	Differential diagnostic dilemma between pulmonary embolism and acute coronary syndrome
title_fullStr	Differential diagnostic dilemma between pulmonary embolism and acute coronary syndrome
title_full_unstemmed	Differential diagnostic dilemma between pulmonary embolism and acute coronary syndrome
title_sort	differential diagnostic dilemma between pulmonary embolism and acute coronary syndrome
publisher	Wiley
series	Journal of Arrhythmia
issn	1880-4276
publishDate	2016-04-01
description	Acute pulmonary embolism (PE) is a frequent life-threatening condition in emergency departments. Careful diagnosis is important, and different diagnostic tests such as electrocardiogram (ECG), biochemical markers, echocardiogram, and computed tomography are required. Although ECG is a cheap and rapid diagnostic test for pulmonary embolism, it has some limitations in the differential diagnosis of acute coronary syndrome and acute PE. Herein, we report ECG results of a patient diagnosed with acute PE mimicking acute coronary syndrome.
topic	Acute pulmonary embolism Acute coronary syndrome ECG
url	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1880427615001441
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Differential diagnostic dilemma between pulmonary embolism and acute coronary syndrome

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