Clinical Case Reports (Dec 2022)

Acute myocardial infarction followed by radiofrequency therapy for gastroesophageal reflux disease in a man: A case report

  • Zhihong Xu,
  • Suyu He,
  • Xin Xiong,
  • Xiumei Zhang,
  • Caiju Feng,
  • Shilin Tang,
  • Yijun Liu,
  • Lili Wu

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.6644
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10, no. 12
pp. n/a – n/a

Abstract

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Abstract Coronary artery disease (CAD) is a common comorbidity of gastroesophageal reflux disease. Since the distal esophagus and heart share a common afferent vagal supply, the delivery of radiofrequency in the distal esophagus can stimulate the coronary artery and induce acute myocardial infarction in a patient with CAD.

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