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Abstract

A 71-year-old man presented with sudden chest pain, diaphoresis, shortness of breath, and hypotension. An electrocardiogram showed new ST-segment elevations. Ten days earlier, an implantable cardioverter–defibrillator had been placed. Diagnostic procedures were performed.

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Title
Case 19-2015
Author
Dudzinski, David M; Prabhakar, Anand M; Ptaszek, Leon M; Vlahakes Gus J 1 

 From the Departments of Medicine (D.M.D., L.M.P.), Radiology (A.M.P.), and Surgery (G.J.V.), Massachusetts General Hospital, and the Departments of Medicine (D.M.D., L.M.P.), Radiology (A.M.P.), and Surgery (G.J.V.), Harvard Medical School — both in Boston. 
Pages
2438-2446
Section
Case Records of the Massachusetts General Hospital
Publication year
2015
Publication date
Jun 18, 2015
Publisher
Massachusetts Medical Society
ISSN
00284793
e-ISSN
15334406
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
1689866430
Copyright
Copyright © 2015 Massachusetts Medical Society. All rights reserved.