An Atypical Presentation of Acute Cholecystitis with Left Sided Chest Pain and ST Elevation – A Case Report
Acute calculous cholecystitis is initiated by gallbladder distension due to biliary duct occlusion caused by gallstones. ST elevations in response to gallbladder distension have been demonstrated in animal models. We hypothesize that the ST elevations observed in this patient with chest pain were linked to stone-mediated distension of the gallbladder, leading to reflex coronary vasoconstriction.
Authors
- Michael Christ (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7977-0195)
- Helene G. Meyer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6397-8677)
- Kristina Fäh
Institutions
- University of Lucerne (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Open Access Emergency Medicine
- Published
- 2024-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2147/oaem.s478102
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.84
Funders
- Schweizerische Akademie der Medizinischen Wissenschaften