Course: Recurrent Angina After Alcohol Consumption
CME Credits: 1.00
Released: 2023-01-03
A patient in their 50s was admitted with recurrent abdominal pain and syncope after drinking alcohol. They had this problem for 2 years but experienced worsening on admission. The patient was a smoker and had alcohol overconsumption for about 20 years. The average alcohol intake was 250 g/wk. They had hypertension diagnosed 3 months prior to admission. On admission, high-sensitivity troponin I was 0.01 ng/mL (to convert to ?g/L, multiply by 1) and serum potassium was 4.6 mEq/L (to convert to mmol/L, multiply by 1), both of which were in normal range. The patient’s Holter was shown in the .
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