Prompt diagnosis of ST-elevation myocardial infarction with papillary muscle rupture by point-of-care ultrasound in the emergency department
A previously healthy 61-year-old man presented to the emergency department with chest pain and dyspnoea for 6 hours. Examination revealed distress with an apical pansystolic murmur. Initial electrocardiogram showed sinus tachycardia and ST elevation in leads II, III, and aVF compatible with an infer...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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The Korean Society of Emergency Medicine
2017-09-01
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Series: | Clinical and Experimental Emergency Medicine |
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Online Access: | http://www.ceemjournal.org/upload/pdf/ceem-16-172.pdf |