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Apparent ST elevation in right bundle branch block pseudo-mimicking myocardial infarction

We report a case of right bundle branch block, in which the patient’s symptoms and the electrocardiogram findings mimicked those of acute coronary syndrome. In this case report, we stress the significance of apparent ST segment elevation in right bundle branch block. The differential diagnosis is im...

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Autores principales: Kazama, Itsuro, Nakajima, Toshiyuki
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6365986/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30783529
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2050313X19827748
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description We report a case of right bundle branch block, in which the patient’s symptoms and the electrocardiogram findings mimicked those of acute coronary syndrome. In this case report, we stress the significance of apparent ST segment elevation in right bundle branch block. The differential diagnosis is important because right bundle branch block is often complicated with acute coronary syndrome. In addition, right bundle branch block with an ST segment elevation in the specific leads can be a predictor of sudden cardiac death. In such cases, close monitoring of the electrocardiogram findings and careful observation of the patient’s symptoms would be necessary.
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spelling pubmed-63659862019-02-19 Apparent ST elevation in right bundle branch block pseudo-mimicking myocardial infarction Kazama, Itsuro Nakajima, Toshiyuki SAGE Open Med Case Rep Case Report We report a case of right bundle branch block, in which the patient’s symptoms and the electrocardiogram findings mimicked those of acute coronary syndrome. In this case report, we stress the significance of apparent ST segment elevation in right bundle branch block. The differential diagnosis is important because right bundle branch block is often complicated with acute coronary syndrome. In addition, right bundle branch block with an ST segment elevation in the specific leads can be a predictor of sudden cardiac death. In such cases, close monitoring of the electrocardiogram findings and careful observation of the patient’s symptoms would be necessary. SAGE Publications 2019-02-04 /pmc/articles/PMC6365986/ /pubmed/30783529 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2050313X19827748 Text en © The Author(s) 2019 http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 License (http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits non-commercial use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access pages (https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/open-access-at-sage).
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title_short Apparent ST elevation in right bundle branch block pseudo-mimicking myocardial infarction
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6365986/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30783529
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2050313X19827748
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