Pseudo-Wellens’ syndrome secondary to concurrent cannabis and phencyclidine intoxication
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Pseudo-Wellens syndrome--a case report.
Address for correspondence: Akshay Mishra, M.B, B.S, M.D. The Prince Charles Hospital, Rode Road, Chermside, Brisbane, Qeeenslad 4032, Australia, e-mail: [email protected] A 41-year-old woman was admitted to the general medical department of a district general hospital with intermittent history of left sided chest pains for the past several weeks. She described the chest pain as a heaviness...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ Case Reports
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1757-790X
DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2018-225755