ST elevation in ECG lead aVR signals severe acute left main coronary artery disease

Dastidar, Amardeep Ghosh, Garg, Pankaj ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5483-169X, West, J. N., Muthusamy, R. and Gunn, Julian P. (2013) ST elevation in ECG lead aVR signals severe acute left main coronary artery disease. Acute Medicine, 12 (4). pp. 220-223. ISSN 1747-4892

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Abstract

Patients with suspected acute coronary syndrome are commonly assessed by acute physicians on arrival in hospital. Although most will recognise the typical ECG features of ST elevation myocardial infarction, the significance of ST elevation in lead aVR may not always be appreciated. This case series describes 6 cases in which this ECG abnormality was the predominant feature in patients whose subsequent angiogram revealed severe acute left main coronary artery disease. The importance of early referral of such patients to a centre in which percutaneous coronary intervention can be performed, is discussed.

Item Type: Article
Faculty \ School: Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Norwich Medical School
UEA Research Groups: Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Centres > Metabolic Health
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Date Deposited: 21 Dec 2021 13:30
Last Modified: 18 Jun 2024 14:30
URI: https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/82765
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