Severe Back Pain Mistaken for Recurrent Heart Attack — After Multiple Tests, the Culprit Was a Serious Gastric Ulcer

A man in his 50s previously underwent cardiac catheterization and had a stent placed after suffering an acute myocardial infarction. In recent years, he had been regularly monitoring his heart condition. However, a few months ago, he suddenly developed persistent and severe back pain located near his left shoulder blade. Suspecting a recurrence of his heart disease, he sought medical attention immediately.

Examinations showed no abnormalities in his heart, and multiple specialist consultations also failed to identify the cause. It was not until Dr. Kuo Wu-hsien, director of the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatobiliary Medicine, performed a gastroscopy that the real cause was discovered — a severe gastric ulcer.

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