PLEURAL EFFUSION MASQUERADING AS MYOCARDIAL-INFARCTION

Authors
MANTHOUS CA SCHMIDT GA HALL JB
Citation
Ca. Manthous et al., PLEURAL EFFUSION MASQUERADING AS MYOCARDIAL-INFARCTION, Chest, 103(5), 1993, pp. 1619-1621
Citations number
3
Categorie Soggetti
Respiratory System
Journal title
Chest → ACNP
ISSN journal
00123692
Volume
103
Issue
5
Year of publication
1993
Pages
1619 - 1621
Database
ISI
SICI code
0012-3692(1993)103:5<1619:PEMAM>2.0.ZU;2-S
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 deviati on mimicking acute myocardial infarction. Thoracentesis caused the ret urn of a more normal axis.