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A 63-year-old female presenting with a severe frontal headache was diagnosed with a Non-ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction, with symptoms resolving after percutaneous coronary intervention.
Case Report (n=1)
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Severe headache can be a rare, atypical presentation of acute coronary syndrome that warrants cardiac diagnostic workup and may resolve following successful revascularization.
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Severe headache may signal atypical ACS in at-risk patients; case report leaves open need for prospective validation before changing practice.
Tran et al. (2017) conducted a case report in Acute coronary syndrome (NSTEMI) (n=1). Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) was evaluated on Symptom resolution. A 63-year-old female presenting with a severe frontal headache was diagnosed with a Non-ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction, with symptoms resolving after percutaneous coronary intervention.
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