Publications by authors named "Joanita Kintu"
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- * It affects about 0.1%-0.3% of people, indicating that some individuals have extra conduction pathways in their hearts, which can be seen on an electrocardiogram (ECG) during normal heart rhythm.
- * The case report focuses on a young man with a dangerously high heart rate and symptoms of sweating and faintness, detailing the emergency management and discovery of the underlying cause of his
Chest pain is a common presentation that may represent a wide variety of underlying etiologies ranging from mild self-limiting conditions to immediately life-threatening emergencies. The combination of "cardiac-sounding chest pain" and elevated troponin levels would raise suspicion of an acute ischemic event. An acute coronary syndrome is a diagnosis that may be straightforward; however, oftentimes, patients with elevated troponin levels and chest pain may bring about a state of diagnostic uncertainty.
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