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- A young man experienced sudden and severe chest pain, prompting medical evaluation.
- An electrocardiogram showed electrical alternans, indicating fluctuating heart activity, alongside absent breath sounds in the left lung area.
- Chest X-ray diagnosed a left-sided tension pneumothorax, which is an unusual cause of electrical alternans in such cases.
Article Abstract
A young man presented with acute stabbing chest pain. A 12-lead electrocardiogram revealed electrical alternans with phasic variation of the QRS amplitude in all leads. Lung auscultation revealed absent left hemithorax breath sounds. Chest radiography confirmed a left-sided tension pneumothorax. Tension pneumothorax is a very rare cause for electrical alternans. ().
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