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ST elevation myocardial infarction during head-up tilt testing

We report a case of ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) during head-up tilt testing (HUTT). A 54-year-old man was admitted to our emergency department after four episodes of syncope. Treadmill test and electrophysiological study were normal. During passive HUTT, the patient had inferolateral...

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Autores principales: Faganello, Lucas Simonetto, Pimentel, Mauricio, Arbo Magalhães, Ana Paula, Zimerman, Leandro Ioschpe
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Tabriz University of Medical Sciences 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7080334/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32211142
http://dx.doi.org/10.34172/jcvtr.2020.12
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Sumario:We report a case of ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) during head-up tilt testing (HUTT). A 54-year-old man was admitted to our emergency department after four episodes of syncope. Treadmill test and electrophysiological study were normal. During passive HUTT, the patient had inferolateral ST elevation. Coronary angiography showed two severe lesions in the right coronary artery and circumflex artery.