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In a patient with chest pain, ECG shows loss of anterior wall voltage when supine, but is normal when patient sits or stands
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left pneumothorax
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  • EKG obtained after left-sided pneumonectomy simulated an acute myocardial infarction. [101]
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    (1) Myocardial Infarction: Electrocardiographic Differential Diagnosis. 2nd ed.
  Goldberger AL. St. Louis: Mosby, 1979: 39-41.
    (2) The electrocardiographic manifestations of spontaneous left pneumothorax.
  Walston A, Brewer DL, et al.   Ann Intern Med 1974 Mar;80(3):375-9.  Pubmed  Similars
    (3) The Electrocardiogram and Chest X-Ray in the Diseases of the Heart.
  Master AM, et al. Philadelphia: Lea & Febiger, 1963: 329-331.
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    101.EKG changes after left pneumonectomy [letter].
  Gould L, Gopalaswamy C, et al.   N Engl J Med 1983 Jun 16;308(24):1481-2.  Pubmed  Similars
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