Cephalalgia—A “Tricky” Symptom for the Cardiologist: Acute Coronary Syndrome Presenting as Headache
Rarely, headache may be the primary or sole symptom of acute myocardial ischemia; clinicians should recognize such atypical presentations and obtain an electrocardiogram and cardiac biomarkers to establish the diagnosis and guide urgent treatment.
Authors
- Marios Pavlou
- Vasiliki Vanesa Stylianou
- Dimitrios Patestos
- Panagiota Georgiou
- Lorentzos Kapetis
- George Bazoukis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1009-9772)
- Michalis Tsielepis
- Varnavas Dimitriades
- Alexandros Vassiliades
Institutions
- University of Nicosia (CY)
- Larnaca College (CY)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Case Reports
- Published
- 2026-02-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.72066
- Primary Topic
- Migraine and Headache Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00