Table 1.
Patient characteristics.
| Age | Sex | Symptom | Length of symptom | Past history | Medical history | ECG | Cardiac enzyme | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case #1 | 72 | F | Only pharyngeal pain | 5 days | None | None | ST segment elevation | Elevated | AMI |
| Case #2 | 84 | M | Pharyngeal pain and dyspnea | 5 days | None | TIA CRF | CRBBB | Elevated | Acute heart failure |
| Case #3 | 88 | F | Only pharyngeal pain | 7 days | OMI | Hypertension | Non ST segment elevation | Elevated | AMI |
OMI, old myocardial infarction; TIA, transient ischemic attack; CRF, chronic renal failure; CRBBB, complete right bundle branch block; AMI, acute myocardial infarction.