We Should Pay Attention to "Referred Pain" - A Case of Acute Myocardial Infarction that Masked and Delayed the Diagnosis of Esophageal Perforation

Published: Jan 1, 2022
Abstract
We herein report a 93-year-old woman diagnosed with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) based on typical laboratory findings of severe chest pain accompanied by throat pain. This condition was initially interpreted as referred pain of cardiac origin. However, the patient had persistent throat pain after successful percutaneous coronary intervention. Upper esophageal perforation with life-threatening acute mediastinitis was unexpectedly identified...
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Title
We Should Pay Attention to "Referred Pain" - A Case of Acute Myocardial Infarction that Masked and Delayed the Diagnosis of Esophageal Perforation
Published Date
Jan 1, 2022
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