DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS AND ST-ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION: THE CHICKEN OR THE EGG

Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) and ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) may precipitate each other. Furthermore, the sequence of acute management is confounded by the rare pseudoinfarct phenomenon of DKA. A 67 year old diabetic male presented with typical chest pain for 24 hours that ceased with