Key result
Emergency coronary stenting and simultaneous medical management of acute pancreatitis resulted in clinical recovery and normalization of amylase levels in a patient with acute coronary syndrome.
Why the study?
Although patients with acute pancreatitis can present with ECG changes resembling acute myocardial infarction, acute pancreatitis coexisting with actual acute myocardial infarction is uncommon.
Case Report (n=1)
No
This case highlights the rare coexistence of acute pancreatitis and acute coronary syndrome, emphasizing the need for multidisciplinary evaluation in patients presenting with acute abdominal and chest pain.
Raises awareness for pancreatitis in ACS with abdominal pain; leaves open incidence and mechanisms pending larger studies.
An inflammatory condition affecting the pancreatic parenchyma is called acute pancreatitis. Alcohol consumption and gallstones are the most frequent etiological factors. Patients with acute pancreatitis can appear clinically in a variety of ways. While individuals with acute pancreatitis may experience ECG abnormalities that resemble acute myocardial infarction, it is uncommon for acute pancreatitis to coexist with actual acute myocardial infarction. Our goal was to present a case of acute pancreatitis exacerbated by acute coronary syndrome. The patient arrived at the emergency room with 60 minutes of epigastric abdominal pain that was prominent there and radiating to the back.
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Akgümüş et al. (2025) conducted a case report in Acute pancreatitis complicated by acute coronary syndrome (n=1). Emergency coronary angiography and stenting was evaluated on Clinical recovery and stent patency. Emergency coronary stenting and simultaneous medical management of acute pancreatitis resulted in clinical recovery and normalization of amylase levels in a patient with acute coronary syndrome.
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