Acute carbon monoxide poisoning resulting in ST elevation myocardial infarction: a rare case report.
Acute carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning with cardiac complications is well documented in the literature. However, ST segment elevation is a rare presentation, and most of these cases with ST elevation have revealed non-occlusive or normal coronary arteries. We report a case of CO poisoning complicated with ST elevation myocardial infarction. Emergency coronary angiography revealed total occlusion of the left anterior descending artery and primary percutaneous coronary intervention was performed. This report of a rare case should remind physicians that cardiovascular investigations, including electrocardiography, must be performed in cases with CO poisoning because mortality might increase if reperfusion therapy or appropriate medical treatments are not performed in patients with acute coronary artery occlusion.
Hsu
Po-Chao
PC
Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, 100 Tzyou 1st Road, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Lin
Tsung-Hsien
TH
Su
Ho-Ming
HM
Lee
Hsiang-Chun
HC
Huang
Chih-Hsin
CH
Lai
Wen-Ter
WT
Sheu
Sheng-Hsiung
SH
D002249:Carbon Monoxide Poisoning / Q000150:complications*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology
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