To Perform Thrombolysis or Not: A Case of Acute Pancreatitis Presenting with Chest Pain and Transient Left Bundle Branch Block

A suspected case of acute coronary syndrome presented with new-onset left bundle branch and first-degree heart blocks. The decision to thrombolyse was reverted as ECG changes proved to be transient within fifteen minutes of presentation. Later on the patient was diagnosed with acute pancreatitis bas...

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Main Authors: S. Ullah, S. Mehmood, H. A. Chatha, A. Mahmood
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2010-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/204547
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description A suspected case of acute coronary syndrome presented with new-onset left bundle branch and first-degree heart blocks. The decision to thrombolyse was reverted as ECG changes proved to be transient within fifteen minutes of presentation. Later on the patient was diagnosed with acute pancreatitis based on laboratory results of serum amylase, confirmed on radiological investigations.
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spelling doaj-art-96e4d5a85a7f45f9b37b6883ea0dd55f2025-08-20T02:09:49ZengWileyCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352010-01-01201010.1155/2010/204547204547To Perform Thrombolysis or Not: A Case of Acute Pancreatitis Presenting with Chest Pain and Transient Left Bundle Branch BlockS. Ullah0S. Mehmood1H. A. Chatha2A. Mahmood3Castle Hill Hospital, Cottingham HU16 5JQ, UKCastle Hill Hospital, Cottingham HU16 5JQ, UKCastle Hill Hospital, Cottingham HU16 5JQ, UKCastle Hill Hospital, Cottingham HU16 5JQ, UKA suspected case of acute coronary syndrome presented with new-onset left bundle branch and first-degree heart blocks. The decision to thrombolyse was reverted as ECG changes proved to be transient within fifteen minutes of presentation. Later on the patient was diagnosed with acute pancreatitis based on laboratory results of serum amylase, confirmed on radiological investigations.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/204547
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To Perform Thrombolysis or Not: A Case of Acute Pancreatitis Presenting with Chest Pain and Transient Left Bundle Branch Block
Case Reports in Medicine
title To Perform Thrombolysis or Not: A Case of Acute Pancreatitis Presenting with Chest Pain and Transient Left Bundle Branch Block
title_full To Perform Thrombolysis or Not: A Case of Acute Pancreatitis Presenting with Chest Pain and Transient Left Bundle Branch Block
title_fullStr To Perform Thrombolysis or Not: A Case of Acute Pancreatitis Presenting with Chest Pain and Transient Left Bundle Branch Block
title_full_unstemmed To Perform Thrombolysis or Not: A Case of Acute Pancreatitis Presenting with Chest Pain and Transient Left Bundle Branch Block
title_short To Perform Thrombolysis or Not: A Case of Acute Pancreatitis Presenting with Chest Pain and Transient Left Bundle Branch Block
title_sort to perform thrombolysis or not a case of acute pancreatitis presenting with chest pain and transient left bundle branch block
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/204547
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