Beyond Cardiology: A Rare Encounter With Small Bowel Obstruction Disguised as Inferior Wall ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction.

ST segment elevations (STEs) on an electrocardiogram (EKG) gravitate immediate attention to the heart. However, these EKG changes can sometimes be the result of noncardiac pathologies. Here, we present an interesting case of small bowel obstruction (SBO) masquerading as an inferior wall myocardial infarction.

Volvulus is Stressful: Stress-Induced Cardiomyopathy Secondary to Gastric Volvulus and Paraesophageal Hernia.

Stress-induced cardiomyopathy (SCM) is a cardiac systolic dysfunction caused by various stressful triggers. It is often transient and reversible upon the reversal of the underlying stressor. We present the case of a 70-year-old female with SCM in the setting of gastric volvulus and incarcerated para-esophageal hernia.