ST Elevation in Leads V1 to V4 Caused by Isolated Right Ventricular Ischemia and Infarction

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Abstract

A patient with isolated right ventricular ischemia and infarction is presented. ST elevation in leads V1 to V4 mimicking anteroseptal myocardial infarction was recorded at admission and during episodes of chest pain later on. Noninvasive and invasive workup suggested isolated right ventricular infarction and ischemia due to an occluded small and nondominant right coronary artery.

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Journal ID (publisher-id): CRD

Journal ID (nlm-ta): Cardiology

Journal ID (doi): 10.1159/issn.0008-6312

Title: Cardiology

Publisher: S. Karger AG

ISSN (Print): 0008-6312

ISSN (Electronic): 1421-9751

Publication date Subscription-year: 1987

Publication date (Print): 1987

Publication date (Electronic): 11 November 2008

Volume: 74

Issue: 5

Pages: 396-399

Affiliations

Division of Cardiology, Soroka Medical Center and the Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheba, Israel

Article

Publisher ID: 174228 Other ID: Cardiology 1987;74:396–399

DOI: 10.1159/000174228

PubMed ID: 3652081

SO-VID: c65377c1-b01e-458e-a614-51597903f283

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History

Date received : 05 November 1986

Date accepted : 11 February 1987

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Pages: 4

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