Seeking the culprit in a patient presented with lateral ST elevation myocardial infarction by Vittorakis Eftychios in Journal of Clinical Case Reports Medical Images and Health Sciences
Seeking the culprit in a patient presented with lateral ST elevation myocardial infarction by Vittorakis Eftychios in Journal of Clinical Case Reports Medical Images and Health Sciences Abstract ST Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) is a frequent manifestation of coronary heart disease (CAD). The standard medical practice in centers equipped with a heart catheterization laboratory involves performing an immediate coronary angiogram with angioplasty of the responsible lesion. This case report describes a patient with lateral STEMI where identification of the culprit lesion causing the myocardial infarction was challenging. However, after meticulous examination of the coronary angiography, the lesion was detected, and the patient was treated with stent implantation, resulting in an uneventful recovery. Therefore, in cases of STEMI with an indistinct culprit lesion, careful investigation of the coronary angiography may offer a solution to the problem. Back...