European Heart Journal Advance Access originally published online on February 13, 2007
European Heart Journal 2007 28(15):1804; doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehl528
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Spontaneous intramural gastric haematoma as a complication of oral anticoagulant therapy mimicking acute myocardial infarction
Cardio Vascular Center, University of Picardie, Amiens, France
* Corresponding author: Service de Réanimation Cardiaque, CHU AMIENS, 80054 Amiens Cédex 01, France. Tel: +33 3 22 45 58 70; fax: +33 3 22 45 56 61. E-mail address: leborgne.laurent@chu-amiens.fr
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A 73-year-old patient was admitted for acute pain in the low retrosternal area and nausea. He was a smoker and had a history of myocardial infarction and paroxystic atrial fibrillation treated with fluindione, amiodarone, and aspirin. At time of admission, the patient