Combined myocardial infarction: two case reports.
Combined myocardial infarction is defined as a current of injury on the electrocardiogram in both inferior and anterior leads. From a pathophysiological standpoint, this indicates simultaneous acute transmural ischemia of contralateral vascular territories. The authors present the cases of two patients admitted with this rare type of infarction, followed by a discussion of the relationship between electrocardiographic and angiographic findings and their value for assessing prognosis in this clinical entity.
Magno
Pedro
P
Serviço de Cardiologia, Hospital Fernando Fonseca, Amadora-Lisboa, Portugal. pedmagno@gmail.com
Farto e Abreu
Pedro
P
Baptista
Sérgio Bravo
SB
Gil
Victor M
VM
D000368:Aged; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis*