Pneumopericarditis: A Case of Acute Chest Pain with ST Segment Elevation

Table 1

Pneumopericardium case reports where EKG ST segment elevations were found during initial presentation.

Author	Gender	Age	Risk factor	Chest X-ray	ST elevation^†	Intervention
Kato et al. [8]	M	65	Esophagectomy	Yes	V5-V6	None
Bruhl et al. [2]	M	63	Spontaneous	No	I, II, aVL, V3–V6	Angiogram
Ruano Poblador et al. [15]	M	56	Billroth I gastrectomy	Yes	Lower, lateral	None
Gagné et al. [13]	F	43	Roux-y-gastric bypass	Yes	I, II, aVL	Angiogram
Sihvo et al. [9]	M	54	Nissen Fundoplication	No	Inferior	Thrombolysis
Grandhi et al. [14]	M	29	Diaphragmatic hernia repair	Yes	V1, V2	None

Chest X-rays usually obtained when there were other exam findings such as fever.
^†Per case report description.