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01.08.2013 | e-Herz: Case study
Pulmonary thromboembolism initially mistaken for inferior STEMI
verfasst von:
A. Bozorgi, MD, Dr. Z. Rahnamoun, MD
Erschienen in:
Herz
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Ausgabe 5/2013
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Excerpt
Electrocardiographic changes can be seen in the majority of patients with pulmonary embolism, varying from sinus tachycardia and nonspecific precordial T-wave changes to typical S1Q3T3. In rare cases it can mimic anteroseptal myocardial infarction (MI) with ST elevation in leads V1–V4. ST elevation in the inferior leads has also been reported but is extremely rare. Here we describe a case of pulmonary embolism that mimicked inferior and right ventricular (RV) infarction with ST elevation in the inferior leads and V3R–V5R. …