Left anterior hemiblock masking inferior myocardial infarction.
A case is presented in which transient left anterior hemiblock masked the electrocardiographic signs of old inferior wall infarction. The electrocardiographic features are correlated with the anatomopathological findings. This case re-emphasizes the need for careful evaluation of patients with chest pain and left anterior hemiblock.
D001344:Autopsy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006327:Heart Block / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006346:Heart Septum / Q000473:pathology; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology; D010210:Papillary Muscles / Q000473:pathology