Key result
Acute pancreatitis mimics MI, risking inadvertent thrombolytic therapy.
Population
1 patient with acute pancreatitis mimicking myocardial infarction
Design
Case_report
Authors
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Acute pancreatitis mimicking MI risks inappropriate thrombolysis; single case leaves open incidence and optimal diagnostics.
Clinicians must be aware that acute pancreatitis can mimic myocardial infarction to prevent the inappropriate and potentially harmful use of thrombolytics.
Bürge et al. (1993) studied this question. Acute pancreatitis can clinically mimic myocardial infarction, creating a risk for the inadvertent administration of thrombolytic therapy.
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