Journal article
Pleural Effusion Masquerading as Myocardial Infarction
Chest, Vol.103(5), pp.1619-1621
05/1993
DOI: 10.1378/chest.103.5.1619
PMID: 8486062
Abstract
The effects of pleural effusions on the ECG have not been well studied. We report herein the case of a patient with extreme QRS axis deviation mimicking acute myocardial infarction. Thoracentesis caused the return of a more normal axis.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Pleural Effusion Masquerading as Myocardial Infarction
- Creators
- Constantine A Manthous - From the Section of Pulmonary and Crlitical Care, Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, ChicagoGregory A Schmidt - From the Section of Pulmonary and Crlitical Care, Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, ChicagoJesse B Hall - From the Section of Pulmonary and Crlitical Care, Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Chest, Vol.103(5), pp.1619-1621
- Publisher
- Elsevier Inc
- DOI
- 10.1378/chest.103.5.1619
- PMID
- 8486062
- ISSN
- 0012-3692
- eISSN
- 1931-3543
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 05/1993
- Academic Unit
- Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Occupational Medicine; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984094750402771
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