title: Isolated right ventricular infarction.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Seth GS Medical College, Mumbai.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vaideeswar
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Deshpande
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sivaraman
mesh_terms: 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