A 54-year-old man with a history of depression and anxiety developed sudden onset
of shortness of breath, chest numbness, palpitations, and flushing. The patient believed
his symptoms were similar to prior anxiety attacks and he took his home dose of alprazolam.
When his symptoms did not improve, his spouse activated emergency medical services
and he was transported by ambulance to the Emergency Department.
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Published online: January 11, 2021
Thomas J. Marrie, MD, Section EditorFootnotes
Funding: National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant 5T32HL00705745 ; Hemostasis and Thrombosis Research Society , supported by a grant from Shire.
Conflict of Interest: None.
Authorship: All authors had access to the data and had a role in writing the manuscript. KS: writing - original draft preparation; AH: writing - review and editing; OAO: conceptualization; writing - review and editing.
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