| Title | ECG changes with elevated troponin I in a patient with tension pneumothorax. | | Author(s) | Chan WH, Lin CS, Yang SP, Cheng SM | | Institution | Division of Cardiology and Hypertension, Kang-Ning General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan. | | Source | South Med J 2009 Sep; 102(9):969-71. | | Abstract | An 86-year-old man presented with sudden onset of dyspnea during hospitalization. Initial electrocardiography (ECG) showed poor R-wave progression of precordial leads with elevation of troponin I. Tension pneumothorax was subsequently diagnosed and the ECG returned to normal after resolution of clinical compromise. | | Language | eng | | Pub Type(s) | Journal Article
| | PubMed ID | 19668050 |
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