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Clinical Focus: Hypertension and Related Disorders

Case Report: Escherichia coli Septic Shock Masquerading as ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction

Juan D. Martinez Division of Allergy, Pulmonary, Immunology, Critical Care and Sleep, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TXCorrespondence[email protected]
, MD,
Rajesh V. Babu Division of Allergy, Pulmonary, Immunology, Critical Care and Sleep, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX
, MD &
Gulshan Sharma Division of Allergy, Pulmonary, Immunology, Critical Care and Sleep, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX
, MBBS, MPH, FCCP
Pages 102-105 | Published online: 13 Mar 2015

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