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Published in: Netherlands Heart Journal 1/2017

Open Access 01-01-2017 | Heart Beat

A rare cause of excruciating chest pain mimicking acute coronary syndrome

Authors: L. Hobohm, D. Krompiec, R. Michel, Y. Yang, F. Schmidt, C. Düber, T. Münzel, P. Wenzel

Published in: Netherlands Heart Journal | Issue 1/2017

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A 62 year-old male presented to the chest pain unit with chest pain and nausea, reporting that the symptoms occurred one hour after dinner. His medical history included a foudroyant event of pulmonary embolism with embolectomy in 2012. …
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Metadata
Title
A rare cause of excruciating chest pain mimicking acute coronary syndrome
Authors
L. Hobohm
D. Krompiec
R. Michel
Y. Yang
F. Schmidt
C. Düber
T. Münzel
P. Wenzel
Publication date
01-01-2017
Publisher
Bohn Stafleu van Loghum
Published in
Netherlands Heart Journal / Issue 1/2017
Print ISSN: 1568-5888
Electronic ISSN: 1876-6250
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12471-016-0913-8

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