A Case with Concomitant Spontaneous Tension Pneumothorax and Acute Myocardial Infarction.

A Case with Concomitant Spontaneous Tension Pneumothorax and Acute Myocardial Infarction. Intern Med. 2019 Jan 10;: Authors: Arao K, Mase T, Nakai M, Sekiguchi H, Abe Y, Kuroudu N, Oobayashi O Abstract A 71-year-old man presented to our hospital for dyspnea lasting for the past 3 days. Chest X-ray and computed tomography demonstrated right tension pneumothorax, and an electrocardiogram suggested acute inferior myocardial infarction. Despite the relief of tension pneumothorax, the electrocardiographic findings were not completely resolved. Emergency coronary angiography demonstrated an occlusive lesion in the right coronary artery, and percutaneous coronary intervention was performed successfully. Thereafter, the chest tube was removed, and he was discharged. While rare, multiple life-threatening diseases that present with similar symptoms can coexist, so a re-evaluation after performing the initial treatment for one of these diseases is crucial. PMID: 30626814 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
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