title: Pseudoinfarction ECG pattern caused by diaphragmatic hernia uniquely resolved by transthoracic echocardiography.
abstract: A case of pseudoinfarction electrocardiographic pattern caused by diaphragmatic hernia is presented. The transthoracic echocardiographic examination revealed a large hiatal hernia enhanced by contrast injections below the inferior wall causing paradoxical systolic motion. The location of the hernia simulated a pericardial effusion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School at Camden, NJ.
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Buonavolonta
authors.forename: W H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: O'Connor
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Weiss
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004452:Echocardiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006548:Hernia, Diaphragmatic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging