title: Acute cholecystitis and myocardial infarction: a case study with coronary involvement.
abstract: Possible links between inflammatory stimuli and atherothrombotic disease in the context of gallbladder pathology are not well understood. Our case demonstrates that clinical suspicion of cardiac disease after a diagnosis of acute cholecystitis should remain high in light of the dire consequences of a missed diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Mount Sinai Heart Mount Sinai Medical Center New York New York USA.
authors.forename: Omar A
authors.initials: OA
authors.lastname: Meelu
authors.affiliation: Mount Sinai Heart Mount Sinai Medical Center New York New York USA.
authors.forename: Usman
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Baber
authors.affiliation: Mount Sinai Heart Mount Sinai Medical Center New York New York USA.
authors.forename: Kleanthis
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Theodoropoulos
authors.affiliation: Mount Sinai Heart Mount Sinai Medical Center New York New York USA.
authors.forename: Marco G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Mennuni
authors.affiliation: Mount Sinai Heart Mount Sinai Medical Center New York New York USA.
authors.forename: Annapoorna S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Kini
authors.affiliation: Mount Sinai Heart Mount Sinai Medical Center New York New York USA.
authors.forename: Samin K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Sharma
keywords: Acute cholecystitis; cardiac catheterization; inflammation; myocardial infarction