Saunders F M, Llewellyn T
Emergency Department, North Staffordshire Hospital NHS Trust, Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom.
J Accid Emerg Med. 1996 Sep;13(5):357-8. doi: 10.1136/emj.13.5.357.
A case of silent myocardial infarction associated with hypoglycaemic coma is described. A hypoglycaemic episode represents a risk factor for a patient with underlying ischaemic heart disease. A routine ECG may be indicated in such circumstances.