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<Articles JournalTitle="Acta Medica Iranica">
  <Article>
    <Journal>
      <PublisherName>Tehran University of Medical Sciences</PublisherName>
      <JournalTitle>Acta Medica Iranica</JournalTitle>
      <Issn>0044-6025</Issn>
      <Volume>64</Volume>
      <Issue>1</Issue>
      <PubDate PubStatus="epublish">
        <Year>2026</Year>
        <Month>02</Month>
        <Day>18</Day>
      </PubDate>
    </Journal>
    <title locale="en_US">Diarrhea in a Patient With 3 Vessel Disease: A Case of Atypical Myocardial Infarction</title>
    <FirstPage>11225</FirstPage>
    <LastPage>11225</LastPage>
    <AuthorList>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Salehe</FirstName>
        <LastName>Mehrafarid</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Department of Emergency Medicine, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran.</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Farid Reza</FirstName>
        <LastName>Ejlali</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Department of General Practitioner, Faculty of Medicine Sciences, Mashhad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad, Iran</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Hanieh</FirstName>
        <LastName>Amani</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Student Research Committee, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Maryam</FirstName>
        <LastName>Mohammadi</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Emergency Medicine Specialist, Mehrgan Hospital, Kerman, Iran</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Seyed Reza</FirstName>
        <LastName>Habibzadeh</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Department of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Mahdi</FirstName>
        <LastName>Foroughian</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Department of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran</affiliation>
      </Author>
    </AuthorList>
    <History>
      <PubDate PubStatus="received">
        <Year>2024</Year>
        <Month>08</Month>
        <Day>30</Day>
      </PubDate>
      <PubDate PubStatus="accepted">
        <Year>2025</Year>
        <Month>07</Month>
        <Day>29</Day>
      </PubDate>
    </History>
    <abstract locale="en_US">Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) typically presents with retrosternal chest pain exacerbated by exertion and relieved by rest or nitroglycerin. However, this case describes an 81-year-old male who presented with Diarrhea and generalized weakness, an unusual manifestation of AMI. This highlights the importance of recognizing atypical symptoms, particularly in elderly patients with comorbidities, to ensure timely diagnosis and intervention.</abstract>
    <web_url>https://acta.tums.ac.ir/index.php/acta/article/view/11225</web_url>
    <pdf_url>https://acta.tums.ac.ir/index.php/acta/article/download/11225/6012</pdf_url>
  </Article>
</Articles>
