Isolated right ventricular infarction.
Rare occurrence of isolated right ventricular infarction is reported in four patients, three of whom were elderly. The causes of infarction were due to pulmonary thromboembolism and dissection of non-dominant right coronary artery. None of the hearts had right ventricular hypertrophy and significant coronary atherosclerosis.
Vaideeswar
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Department of Pathology, Seth GS Medical College, Mumbai.
Deshpande
J R
JR
Sivaraman
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D018497:Ventricular Dysfunction, Right / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology