Dangerous single lead ST elevation.
Discriminating among the various coronary obstruction patterns influences early management decisions. One of the most important tasks is the identification of ST-elevation myocardial infarction caused by left main occlusion. We present a case of single-lead ST-segment elevation in aVR caused by acute left main coronary artery occlusion.
Tomcsányi
János
J
Cardiology Department, St John of God Hospital, Budapest, Hungary. tomcsanyi.janos@t-online.hu
Bózsik
Béla
B
Sármáns
Balázs
B
Zsoldos
András
A
D000368:Aged; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male