Subarachnoid hemorrhage mimicking myocardial infarction

Felix Benninger; Guy Raphaeli; Israel Steiner

doi:10.1016/j.jocn.2015.05.031

Subarachnoid hemorrhage mimicking myocardial infarction

Felix Benninger^*, Guy Raphaeli, Israel Steiner

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Rabin Medical Center Israel

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Abstract

We discuss a patient with an aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) presenting with chest pain, electrocardiogram changes compatible with myocardial infarction, and headache. SAH is a medical emergency but an initial misdiagnosis is common, and diagnosis can be delayed due to atypical presentations. The delay of diagnosis of SAH may endanger the life of the patient. Electrocardiogram abnormalities have been described previously in aneurysmal SAH, and can obscure the correct diagnosis.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1981-1982
Number of pages	2
Journal	Journal of Clinical Neuroscience
Volume	22
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jocn.2015.05.031
State	Published - Dec 2015
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Electrocardiogram
Headache
Subarachnoid haemorrhage
Xanthochromia

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