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Persistent Hiccups as the Only Presenting Symptom of ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction
Joint Authors
Raj, Rishi
Shaikh, Nasreen
Movva, Srinivas
Mattina, Charles
Source
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-03-11
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Clinical manifestations of acute myocardial infarction can be more than just chest pain.
Patients can present with dyspnea, fatigue, heart burn, diaphoresis, syncope, and abdominal pain to name a few.
Our patient was a 74-year-old male with a past medical history of type 2 diabetes mellitus, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and COPD due to chronic tobacco use, who presented with persistent hiccups for 4 days and no other complaints.
Coincidently, he was found to have a diabetic foot ulcer with sepsis and acute kidney injury and hence was admitted to the hospital.
A routine 12-lead EKG was done, and he was found to have an inferior wall ST elevation myocardial infarction.
He underwent diagnostic catheterization which demonstrated 100% right coronary artery occlusion and a thallium viability study which confirmed nonviable myocardium; hence, he did not undergo percutaneous coronary intervention.
Elderly patients who present with persistent hiccups should be investigated for an underlying cardiac etiology.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Shaikh, Nasreen& Raj, Rishi& Movva, Srinivas& Mattina, Charles. 2018. Persistent Hiccups as the Only Presenting Symptom of ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction. Case Reports in Cardiology،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Shaikh, Nasreen…[et al.]. Persistent Hiccups as the Only Presenting Symptom of ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction. Case Reports in Cardiology No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Shaikh, Nasreen& Raj, Rishi& Movva, Srinivas& Mattina, Charles. Persistent Hiccups as the Only Presenting Symptom of ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction. Case Reports in Cardiology. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1141284
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1141284