Heparin therapy for mistaken cardiac diagnosis in Boerhaave's syndrome.
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ABSTRACT
We describe two patients with Boerhaave's syndrome who presented with chest pain mimicking cardiac pain and received heparin therapy. One patient developed large intramural esophageal hematoma as a complication of heparin therapy. The other patient had no hematoma and his course was dominated by esophageal rupture. Both were managed conservatively.
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Assunto principal:
Embolia Pulmonar
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Ruptura Espontânea
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Síndrome
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Idoso
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
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Heparina
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Medição de Risco
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Diagnóstico Diferencial
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo diagnóstico
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Estudo de etiologia
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Fatores de risco
Idioma:
Inglês
Ano de publicação:
2004
Tipo de documento:
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