title: Immediate diagnosis of acute inferior wall myocardial infarction with electrocardiographic pattern of only R-wave loss in inferior leads: a case report.
abstract: The 12-lead electrocardiogram is an easily obtained, non-invasive method to assist in the diagnosis of an acute myocardial infarction. Traditional electrocardiographic criteria for diagnosing inferior myocardial infarction emphasize abnormalities of the initial large Q wave or ST segment elevation in leads II, III, and aVF. We report a case that has acute R-wave loss in inferior leads as an initial manifestation of acute inferior wall myocardial infarction. The patient was stabilized by coronary angioplasty.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Tao-Yuan Armed Forces General Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China.
authors.forename: Chung-Chi
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Shu-Meng
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Cheng
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D056989:Inferior Wall Myocardial Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy