• Vol. 42 No. 9, 478–479
  • 15 September 2013

Acute Coronary Syndrome: Is It the Primary Event or a Secondary Phenomenon?

Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is a medical emergency which refers to a group of symptoms that occur due to abrupt rupture of atherosclerotic plaque in the coronary artery. However, there are a lot of other conditions mimicking ACS. We report a rare case of ACS secondary due to takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TTC) in a male patient who had concomitant pneumothorax at presentation.

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