TITLE:
Acute Coronary Syndrome with Persistent ST Segment Elevation Isolated in aVR: A Case Study
AUTHORS:
Désiré Alain Affangla, Angèle Wabo Kandem, Wally Niang Mboup, Djibril Marie Ba, Mame Madjiguene Ka, Cheikh Mouhamadou B. M. Diop, Malick Ndiaye, Fatou Aw, Stéphanie Akanni, Adamson Phiri, Mohamed Cor Dior Leye, Maboury Diao
KEYWORDS:
Acute Coronary Syndrome, ST Elevation, aVR, Coronary Angiography
JOURNAL NAME:
World Journal of Cardiovascular Diseases,
Vol.10 No.2,
February
19,
2020
ABSTRACT: A 53 years old female patient with hypertension presented with constrictive retrosternal chest pain. Initial Electrocardiogram (ECG) showed ST elevation in aVR and high level cardiac Troponin-I. Thrombolysis with streptokinase was performed and she underwentcoronary angiography who showed a long tight anterior inter ventricular lesion, occlusion of the proximal circumflex and an intermediate lesion of segment 2 of the right coronary.