title: Combined myocardial infarction: two case reports.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Serviço de Cardiologia, Hospital Fernando Fonseca, Amadora-Lisboa, Portugal. pedmagno@gmail.com
authors.forename: Pedro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Magno
authors.forename: Pedro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Farto e Abreu
authors.forename: Sérgio Bravo
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Baptista
authors.forename: Victor M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Gil
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis*