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ArticleJournal of community hospital internal medicine perspectives2024

The Cardiac Mirage: A Case of Ambiguous Chest Pain.

Nadim Jaafar, Danya Waqfi, Azfar K Niazi, Surendra Marur

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Article in Journal of community hospital internal medicine perspectives, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Nadim JaafarInternal Medicine, Greater Baltimore Medical Center, Towson, MD, USA.
Danya WaqfiInternal Medicine, Greater Baltimore Medical Center, Towson, MD, USA.
Azfar K NiaziInternal Medicine, Greater Baltimore Medical Center, Towson, MD, USA.
Surendra MarurInternal Medicine, Greater Baltimore Medical Center, Towson, MD, USA.

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Abstract

background: Coronary artery disease (CAD) can masquerade as other illnesses due to its varied presentations, the co-existence of other chest pain etiologies, and the limitations of diagnostic modalities. Case report: We present a case of ambiguous chest pain due to multiple possible etiologies, including acute coronary syndrome (ACS), where initial cardiological testing yielded negative results. This led to a delay of 112 days in establishing the diagnosis and initiating appropriate treatment. Conclusion: This case emphasizes the crucial role of clinical context and risk stratification in chest pain evaluation. It is imperative to interpret cardiovascular test results carefully, taking into account the sensitivities, specificities, scope, and limitations of the utilized modalities.

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Acute coronary syndromeCardiac catheterizationCardiac imagingCardiologyChest painCT coronary angiogramInternal medicineIschemic heart diseaseMultivessel diseaseNuclear imaging

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PMID39036576
PMCPMC11259486

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