Acute myocardial infarction followed by radiofrequency therapy for gastroesophageal reflux disease in a man: A case report

Zhihong Xu; Suyu He; Xin Xiong; Xiumei Zhang; Caiju Feng; Shilin Tang; Yijun Liu; Lili Wu

doi:10.1002/ccr3.6644

Acute myocardial infarction followed by radiofrequency therapy for gastroesophageal reflux disease in a man: A case report

Clin Case Rep. 2022 Dec 12;10(12):e6644. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.6644. eCollection 2022 Dec.

Authors

Zhihong Xu¹, Suyu He^{1

2}, Xin Xiong¹, Xiumei Zhang¹, Caiju Feng¹, Shilin Tang², Yijun Liu³, Lili Wu¹

Affiliations

¹ Zunyi Medical University Zunyi China.
² The Fourth Department of the Digestive Disease Center Suining Central Hospital Suining China.
³ The Department of Cardiovascular Suining Central Hospital Suining China.

Abstract

Coronary artery disease (CAD) is a common comorbidity of gastroesophageal reflux disease. Since the distal esophagus and heart share a common afferent vagal supply, the delivery of radiofrequency in the distal esophagus can stimulate the coronary artery and induce acute myocardial infarction in a patient with CAD.

Keywords: acute myocardial infarction; coronary artery disease; gastroesophageal reflux disease; radiofrequency therapy.

Publication types

Case Reports