Anterior myocardial pseudoinfarction in a patient with diabetic ketoacidosis
Jose Ruiz-Morales
Catarina Canha
Farah Al-Saffar
Saif Ibrahim
摘要:Diabetic ketoacidosis remains one of the most serious complications of diabetes mellitus.Among its precipitating factors is myocardial ischemia,responsible for 1% of the cases of diabetic ketoacidosis.[1] Diabetic ketoacidosis both with and without hyperkalemia has been reported to mimic a myocardial infarction pattern on ECG with ST segment elevation,described as pseudoinfarction pattern.[1-3] Thus,it is important to raise awareness among physicians,as subjecting patients to invasive medical management can be avoided.We present a case of a 47-year-old female with diabetic ketoacidosis and hyperkalemia with initial ECG findings of ST segment elevation,but an urgent left heart catheterization revealed non-obstructive coronary disease.
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论文发表日期:2018-03-08
在线出版日期:2025-08-15(本平台首次上网日期,不代表文献的发表时间)
页数:3( 238-240 )
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老年心脏病学杂志(英文版)

老年心脏病学杂志(英文版)

ISSN:1671-5411
年,卷(期):2018,15(3)
所属栏目:LETTER TO THE EDITOR