Skip To Main Content
Dessiree Cordero on Muck Rack

Dessiree Cordero

As seen in: Texas Medical Center
Is this you? As a journalist, you can create a free Muck Rack account to customize your profile, list your contact preferences, and upload a portfolio of your best work. Claim your profile

Get in touch with Dessiree

Contact Dessiree, search articles and posts on X, monitor coverage, and track replies from one place.

Learn more about Muck Rack

Actions

Share this page

Is this you?

As a journalist, you can create a free Muck Rack account to customize your profile, list your contact preferences, and upload a portfolio of your best work.
Claim your profile

Articles

Hiccups: Nerve Irritation or Masquerading as Acute Coronary Syndrome

|
By Patrik Schmidt, Franklin Sosa, Maulin J Patel, Dessiree Cordero
| Texas Medical Center
Abstract The typical clinical presentation of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) includes chest pain that may radiate to the left arm, shoulder, jaw, and neck, accompanied by diaphoresis, dyspnea, nausea, vomiting, and hiccups, which have been observed as the sole symptom of presentation. The mechanism of hiccups involves the activation of the vagus and phrenic nerves, leading to the activation of the diaphragm and intercostal muscles.
Open in Who Shared Issue with article?
See all 1 articles