RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Severe hypercalcaemia mimicking acute myocardial infarction
JF Clinical Medicine
JO Clin Med
FD Royal College of Physicians
SP 186
OP 187
DO 10.7861/clinmedicine.9-2-186
VO 9
IS 2
A1 Laura C Wesson
A1 Venk Suresh
A1 Rob G Parry
YR 2009
UL http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/9/2/186.abstract
AB Significant hypercalcaemia can cause electrocardiogram (ECG) changes mimicking an acute myocardial infarction. It is important to recognise that some ECG changes are due to conditions other than cardiac disease so that appropriate treatment is given, and importantly, inappropriate treatments are avoided.