title: Tale of a 'dicky' heart.
abstract: Coronary heart disease can be a silent disease and does not always present with symptoms directly attributable to the heart. In this article, a presenting complaint of balanitis led to the diagnosis of diabetes mellitus, which led to the detection of hypertension and hypercholesterolaemia and eventually to the diagnosis of severe coronary heart disease.
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Toussaint
mesh_terms: D001446:Balanitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology; D002177:Candidiasis; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005080:Exercise Test; D006801:Humans; D006937:Hypercholesterolemia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D006973:Hypertension / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008487:Medical History Taking; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D012307:Risk Factors