The first appearance deceives many: Isolated RV infarct masquerading as an anterior STEMI

Umar Ismail; Olga Toleva; Davinder S. Jassal

doi:10.1002/ccr3.3061

Clinical Case Reports (Oct 2020)

The first appearance deceives many: Isolated RV infarct masquerading as an anterior STEMI

Umar Ismail,
Olga Toleva,
Davinder S. Jassal

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Umar Ismail: Section of Cardiology Department of Internal Medicine Max Rady College of Medicine Rady Faculty of Health Sciences University of Manitoba Winnipeg MB Canada
Olga Toleva: Section of Cardiology Department of Internal Medicine Max Rady College of Medicine Rady Faculty of Health Sciences University of Manitoba Winnipeg MB Canada
Davinder S. Jassal: Section of Cardiology Department of Internal Medicine Max Rady College of Medicine Rady Faculty of Health Sciences University of Manitoba Winnipeg MB Canada

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.3061
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 8, no. 10
pp. 2090 – 2091

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Abstract Although ST‐segment elevation in the precordial leads on an EKG is highly suggestive of occlusion of the left anterior descending artery, the pattern can also result from isolated right ventricular (RV) infarction.

Published in Clinical Case Reports

ISSN: 2050-0904 (Online)
Publisher: Wiley
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General)
Website: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/(ISSN)2050-0904

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