Subarachnoid haemorrhage mimicking transient ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. Issue 4 (August 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Lai, C.-H.; Juan, Y.-H.; Chang, S.-L.; Lee, W.-L.; How, C.-K.; Hsu, T.-F.
• Is Part Of: Acta clinica belgica. Volume 70:Issue 4(2015)
• Page Start: 304
• Page End: 306
• Publication Date: 2015-08
• Subjects: Clinical medicine -- Periodicals; Diagnosis, Laboratory -- Periodicals; 616.005
• DOI: 10.1179/2295333715Y.0000000019
• Languages: German
• ISSNs: 1784-3286

Abstract

<abstract> <title> <x content-type="archive" xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <p>Patients often present to the emergency department with loss of consciousness. The differential diagnosis of such condition may be difficult because of limited clinical information. The authors present a case of subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) with initial electrocardiographic (ECG) finding mimicking ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), which was confirmed to resolve in a follow-up study. Accurate and timely diagnosis of SAH-related ST-segment elevation was important, as the therapeutic strategy for SAH is completely different from that for STEMI. If the clinicians do not have other tools for diagnosis, the follow-up ECG may help us make a most possible diagnosis.</p> </abstract>