title: Transient precordial ST elevation by a spasm of the conus artery during right coronary angiography.
abstract: During coronary angiography of right coronary artery (RCA), a catheter wedged into a conus artery, and a remarkable coved-type ST elevation was seen in precordial lead through V1-3. LCA angiography did not show any abnormal findings, but we recognized a slow contrast flow in a conus artery by RCA angiography. The patient was free from chest pain, and a ST elevation was improved. The slow flow of a conus artery was recovered within five minutes. Precordial ST elevation may be caused by a catheter-induced spasm of a conus artery.
authors.forename: Shuntaro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kagiyama
authors.forename: Tokushi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Koga
authors.forename: Shigeru
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kaseda
authors.forename: Shiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ishihara
authors.forename: Nobuyuki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kawazoe
authors.forename: Seizo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sadoshima
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003097:Collateral Circulation; D017023:Coronary Angiography / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003329:Coronary Vasospasm / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D003331:Coronary Vessels; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male