Chest pain in the emergency room-an interesting case presentation.
A 61-year-old woman presented to the emergency room with atypical chest pain, non-diagnostic electrocardiogram, and an initial troponin level that was normal. A coronary computed tomography angio (CCTA) was performed, and on initial review, it appeared to be normal. Subsequent review including evaluation of functional data from the retrospective scan identified a distal left anterior descending occlusion and an apical wall-motion abnormality with no other evidence of heart disease. This case illustrates the complementary contribution of anatomic and functional data and serves to remind us that on rare occasions, what looks "normal" is not always normal.
Cardiovascular Specialists of Southwest Louisiana, Lake Charles, Louisiana.
Michael C
MC
Turner
D002637:Chest Pain / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D017023:Coronary Angiography / Q000379:methods*; D003328:Coronary Thrombosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004562:Electrocardiography; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*
chest pain; computed tomography (CT); coronary artery disease