An unexpected acute coronary syndrome
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Van Hougenhouck-Tulleken, Wesley G.
Ueckermann, Veronica
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Health and Medical Publishing Group
Abstract
Acute coronary syndromes due to coronary artery vasospasm occur rarely and are difficult to diagnose in the acute setting. We present a patient
with hypocalcaemia-induced coronary artery vasospasm, which resulted in an acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction. This was reversible upon
administering intravenous calcium, with no long-term cardiac consequences for our patient.
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Acute coronary syndrome, Bridging myocardium, Chronic kidney disease, Hypocalcaemia, Pancreatitis
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Van Hougenhouck-Tulleken, W.G. & Ueckermann, V. 2019, 'An unexpected acute coronary syndrome', Southern African Journal of Critical Care, vol. 35, no. 2, pp. 26-27.