Unusual Pharyngeal Pain Caused by Acute Coronary Syndrome: A Report of Three Cases
by
Takashi Anzai
1,*, 
Yuu Hiroshige
2,
Masahiro Nakamura
1,
Takashi Iizuka
1,
Yuji Nakazato
2 and
Katsuhisa Ikeda
1 1
Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine, Hongo 2-1-1, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan
2
Department of Cardiology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Urayasu Hospital Heart Center, Chiba, Japan
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Clin. Pract. 2017, 7(1), 904; https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2017.904
Submission received: 11 October 2016
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Revised: 12 December 2016
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Accepted: 28 December 2016
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Published: 31 January 2017
Abstract
Most patients complaining of pharyngeal pain have an upper respiratory tract infection or other local explanation for their pain. Here we show 3 rare cases of patients visiting our Otorhinolaryngology Department who had an initial symptom of pharyngeal pain caused by acute coronary syndrome (ACS). An electrocardiogram and a cardiac biomarker test are recommended to exclude ACS with atypical presentation in cases without pharyngolaryngeal findings comparable to pharyngeal pain.
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Anzai, T.; Hiroshige, Y.; Nakamura, M.; Iizuka, T.; Nakazato, Y.; Ikeda, K. Unusual Pharyngeal Pain Caused by Acute Coronary Syndrome: A Report of Three Cases. Clin. Pract. 2017, 7, 904. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2017.904
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Anzai T, Hiroshige Y, Nakamura M, Iizuka T, Nakazato Y, Ikeda K. Unusual Pharyngeal Pain Caused by Acute Coronary Syndrome: A Report of Three Cases. Clinics and Practice. 2017; 7(1):904. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2017.904
Chicago/Turabian StyleAnzai, Takashi, Yuu Hiroshige, Masahiro Nakamura, Takashi Iizuka, Yuji Nakazato, and Katsuhisa Ikeda. 2017. "Unusual Pharyngeal Pain Caused by Acute Coronary Syndrome: A Report of Three Cases" Clinics and Practice 7, no. 1: 904. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2017.904
