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Intern Med
; 62(18): 2681-2684, 2023 Sep 15.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-36754407
RESUMO
An 89-year-old woman with a giant hiatal hernia complained of persistent chest pain. An electrocardiogram (ECG) showed hyperacute T waves, suggesting the early phase of ST-elevation myocardial infarction. After endoscopic drainage for hiatal hernia, the chest pain disappeared, and the ECG abnormalities resolved. The present case illustrates that compression of the heart by a giant hiatal hernia can induce T wave elevation mimicking acute coronary syndrome.