STEMI in a patient with mirror-image dextrocardia

ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) is a potentially life-threatening diagnosis that cannot be missed on ECG interpretation. However, ECG interpretation may not be straightforward in patients with dextrocardia. This case report discusses the presentation of a patient with situs invers...

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Veröffentlicht in:	JAAPA (Montvale, N.J.) N.J.), 2019-10, Vol.32 (10), p.25-28
Hauptverfasser:	Harris, K. Yvonne, Umar, Mohamad
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Dextrocardia - complications Dextrocardia - diagnostic imaging Electrocardiography Female Health technology assessment Heart attacks Humans Medical diagnosis Middle Aged Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Radiography, Thoracic Situs Inversus - complications Situs Inversus - diagnostic imaging ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction - complications ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction - diagnosis ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction - surgery
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Zusammenfassung:	ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) is a potentially life-threatening diagnosis that cannot be missed on ECG interpretation. However, ECG interpretation may not be straightforward in patients with dextrocardia. This case report discusses the presentation of a patient with situs inversus with dextrocardia who was found to have an acute inferior MI, and how this anatomical change results in an atypical ECG and clinical presentation.
ISSN:	1547-1896 0893-7400
DOI:	10.1097/01.JAA.0000579180.30494.4d