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A 55-year-old man on the 3rd day after an acute anterior myocardial infarction complains of shortness of breath and a dull pain behind the sternum that decreases when he leans forward. His blood pressure is 140/80 mm Hg and his heart sounds are muffled. ECG has shown atrial fibrillation with the ventricular rate of 110/min., pathological Q wave, and ST segment elevation in the right-sided chest leads. Make the right diagnosis:

Answer options

  1. Pulmonary embolism
  2. Dissecting aortic aneurysm
  3. Acute pericarditis
  4. Tietze syndrome
  5. Dressler syndrome
Correct answer

Acute pericarditis

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