Isolated right ventricular infarction mimicking anterior myocardial infarction presenting with cardiogenic shock.
This is a rare case of an isolated right ventricular infarction (RVI), presenting with cardiogenic shock and an electrocardiograph (ECG) mimicking a large anterior myocardial infarction. The patient was treated successfully with primary percutaneous coronary intervention to a sub-totally occluded co-dominant right coronary artery (RCA).
Abelson
Mark
M
Department of Cardiology, Tygerberg Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa.
D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography; D012770:Shock, Cardiogenic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*