QJM Advance Access originally published online on July 30, 2009
QJM 2009 102(11):822-824; doi:10.1093/qjmed/hcp102
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Profound hypokalaemia mimicking acute myocardial infarction
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Sir,
A 70-year-old female, recently diagnosed with metastatic rectal carcinoma requiring a de-functioning colostomy, presented to her local emergency department with chest pain in keeping with myocardial ischaemia. An initial electrocardiogram (ECG) demonstrated lateral ST-segment elevation and she was urgently transferred to the regional percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) centre. On arrival her
Department of Cardiology West of Scotland Regional Heart and Lung Centre Golden Jubilee National Hospital Glasgow, G81 4HX, UK email: j.dalzell@nhs.net