A 42-year old male presented with complaints of persistent chest pain for an hour. He described the chest pain as sharp and stabbing in nature which worsened with respiration and supine posture. The pain radiated to the jaw as well as the scapula blades and was not improved by sublingual nitrate. Clinical examination Both lungs were clear, no definite murmur but noted to have additional rubbing sound. BP - 126/78 mmHg Pulse - 80 beats per minute Weight - 65 kg and height -1.65 m (ECG and 2 D Echo images are attached for your reference) *This image-based patient case is from the Docplexus Editorial Team for educative purposes only. Source: Online Clinical Case Study What is the most likely diagnosis in this scenario?
A. Stress cardiomyopathy B. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy C. Inferior ST-elevation myocardial infarction D. Acute pericarditis The answer is posted in the comment section…
