Electrocardiographic changes in hiatal hernia: a case report

We describe the case of a 78-year-old woman admitted to our department for suspected silent myocardial ischaemia with the evidence of T wave inversion in anterior lead. All the instrumental exams excluded inducible myocardial ischaemia. A gastroscopy showed a moderate hiatal hernia. We postulate tha...

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Published inCases journal Vol. 2; no. 1; p. 8278
Main Authors Zanini, Gregoriana, Seresini, Giuseppe, Racheli, Marco, Bortolotti, Monica, Virgillo, Adriana, Novali, Adriana, Benetello, Claudia, Pasini, Gian Franco
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cases Network Ltd 15.09.2009
Subjects
Care and treatment
Case report
Case studies
Diagnosis
Electrocardiogram
Electrocardiography
Health aspects
Hiatal hernia
Patient outcomes
Italy
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Summary:We describe the case of a 78-year-old woman admitted to our department for suspected silent myocardial ischaemia with the evidence of T wave inversion in anterior lead. All the instrumental exams excluded inducible myocardial ischaemia. A gastroscopy showed a moderate hiatal hernia. We postulate that electrocardiogram modification could be attributed to hiatal hernia.
ISSN:1757-1626
1757-1626
DOI:10.4076/1757-1626-2-8278