A distinct electrocardiographic type of acute myocardial infarction determined by collateral flow.
The post-AMI ECG separates patients with ECG changes typical of regional pericarditis (Figure 1A) from patients with typical post-AMI changes (Figure 1B). The ECG pattern of regional pericarditis identifies a transmural AMI which results from a persistent total obstruction of the infarct-related coronary artery and inadequate collateral flow.
Shilling
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Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75246, USA.
Gottlich
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003097:Collateral Circulation; D003326:Coronary Circulation; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D010493:Pericarditis / Q000209:etiology; D011446:Prospective Studies