New ST-segment elevation caused by spontaneous recanalization of the left anterior descending coronary artery.
We report a rare case of a male patient with acute myocardial infarction, in whom spontaneous recanalization of an occlusive lesion in the left anterior descending artery produced new ST-segment elevation in the precordial leads, although the exact mechanism for this phenomenon is unclear.
Miyamoto
Kumie
K
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Oita Nakamura Hospital, Oita, Japan.
Tamura
Akira
A
Watanabe
Toru
T
Kadota
Junichi
J
D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D013997:Time Factors