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ACG Case Rep J
March 2024
Division of Gastroenterology, Chaudhari Multispeciality Hospital, Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India.
Medicine (Baltimore)
February 2019
Department of Emergency, Qilu Hospital.
Rationale: Primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI) is the most effective therapy for patients with an acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). However, up to half of STEMI patients suffer from coronary microvascular dysfunction, presenting as the slow flow or no-reflow phenomenon.
Patients Concerns: A 78-year-old man was admitted to the chest pain center with sudden chest pain and tightness for about an hour.
Ann R Coll Surg Engl
September 2010
Department of General Surgery, Bradford Royal Infirmary, Bradford, UK.
Nicorandil-induced ulceration is rare but has been reported at multiple sites throughout the gastrointestinal tract. We report a life-threatening complication of such ulceration - catastrophic per-rectal haemorrhage requiring emergency surgery with no prior symptoms. Whilst nicorandil should be considered in cases of chronic peri-anal and peristomal ulceration which fail to respond to conventional treatments, this case highlights its importance in the setting of acute surgical presentations.
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October 2008
Department of Surgical Gastroenterology, Gartnavel General Hospital, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom.
Purpose: Nicorandil is a widely used third-line treatment for ischemic heart disease. It can be associated with the development of stomatitis and oro-anal ulceration. The current report suggests an association between nicorandil and the development of colonic ulceration, both in isolation and in combination with anal ulceration.
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