Atypical Presentation of Acute Myocardial Infarction As Syncope and Abdominal Pain in the Absence of Chest Pain or Discomfort
Sakher S Ja'anini, Aseel J Al-Ma'ai'a · 2025
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Sakher Ja'anini and Aseel Al-Ma'ai'a report a 2025 case of a heart attack that announced itself without chest pain. A sixty-year-old man with diabetes, high blood pressure, past heart attack, and a weak heart arrived after fainting, with severe belly pain. Nothing hurt in his chest, which could easily have sent doctors down the wrong path.
An electrocardiogram told the true story: a major heart attack in the lower wall of the heart. He received blood-thinning drugs and was rushed for vessel imaging, which found his right coronary artery blocked. The authors warn that heart attacks can wear disguises, above all in patients with diabetes and other risk factors for atypical signs. Fainting or belly pain alone should still trigger heart checks. Fast suspicion matters, since delays in reopening the artery raise the risk of death and lasting damage.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Sakher S Ja'anini, Aseel J Al-Ma'ai'a |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 22 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |