Abstract
We present a case of a 49 year-old woman having no significant past medical history with severe chest pain since 4 hours, global ST elevation in all ECG leads and raised troponin T. A diagnosis of acute STEMI was made and the patient was subsequently thrombolysed with intravenous tenecteplase. Her echocardiogram revealed septal akinesia and left apical ballooning. The coronary angiogram did not reveal significant stenosis in any artery. The patient was diagnosed with a condition called Takatsubo cardiomyopathy or stress cardiomyopathy.
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- DOI
- 10.5001/omj.2013.133
- Journal
- Oman Medical Journal
- Publisher
- Oman Medical Specialty Board
- Open access
- Gold open access
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APA 7
Khan, A., & Waqas, S. (2013). An Unusual Diagnosis of Chest Pain. Oman Medical Journal. https://doi.org/10.5001/omj.2013.133
MLA 9
Khan, Aaisha, and Sarmad Waqas. "An Unusual Diagnosis of Chest Pain." Oman Medical Journal, 2013. https://doi.org/10.5001/omj.2013.133.
Chicago (author–date)
Khan, Aaisha, and Sarmad Waqas. 2013. "An Unusual Diagnosis of Chest Pain." Oman Medical Journal. https://doi.org/10.5001/omj.2013.133.
Harvard
Khan, A. and Waqas, S. (2013) 'An Unusual Diagnosis of Chest Pain', Oman Medical Journal. doi:10.5001/omj.2013.133.
Vancouver
Khan A, Waqas S. An Unusual Diagnosis of Chest Pain. Oman Medical Journal. 2013. doi:10.5001/omj.2013.133
IEEE
A. Khan, and S. Waqas, "An Unusual Diagnosis of Chest Pain," Oman Medical Journal, 2013, doi: 10.5001/omj.2013.133.