Author/Authors :
Shukla, Prem Department of Medicine - Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch, USA , Dy, Prudence Department of Medicine - Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch, USA , Raj, Rishi Department of Medicine - Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch, USA , Alagusundaramoorthy, Sundar Department of Medicine - Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch, USA , Nivera, Noel Department of Medicine - Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch, USA
Abstract :
A 50-year-old male with a history of hemodialysis dependent chronic kidney disease presented to our emergency department
with acute midsternal crushing chest pain. Patient was diagnosed with acute anterolateral wall Myocardial Infraction due to
the presence of corresponding ST segment elevations in EKG and underwent emergent cardiac catheterization which revealed
normal patent coronaries without any disease. He continued to have chest pain for which CT of the chest was done which
revealed pneumomediastinum with mediastinal hematoma, due to the recent attempted thrombectomy for thrombus in his right
brachiocephalic vein.
Keywords :
Pneumomediastinum , Mediastinal Hematoma Secondary , Vein Thrombectomy , STEMI
