Acute pulmonary embolism can mimic acute coronary syndrome on an electrocardiogram, highlighting the need for careful differential diagnosis using multiple modalities.
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ECG mimicry between PE and ACS warrants multimodal evaluation in ambiguous presentations; this case report leaves open systematic assessment of diagnostic overlap.
Acute pulmonary embolism (PE) is a frequent life-threatening condition in emergency departments. Careful diagnosis is important, and different diagnostic tests such as electrocardiogram (ECG), biochemical markers, echocardiogram, and computed tomography are required. Although ECG is a cheap and rapid diagnostic test for pulmonary embolism, it has some limitations in the differential diagnosis of acute coronary syndrome and acute PE. Herein, we report ECG results of a patient diagnosed with acute PE mimicking acute coronary syndrome.
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