Comparison of patients with inferior wall acute myocardial infarction with versus without ST-segment elevation in leads V5 and V6

A R Assali; S Sclarovsky; I Herz; Y Adler; A Porter; A Solodky; B Strasberg

doi:10.1016/s0002-9149(97)00808-4

Comparison of patients with inferior wall acute myocardial infarction with versus without ST-segment elevation in leads V5 and V6

Am J Cardiol. 1998 Jan 1;81(1):81-3. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9149(97)00808-4.

Authors

A R Assali¹, S Sclarovsky, I Herz, Y Adler, A Porter, A Solodky, B Strasberg

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiology, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Campus, Petah Tiqva, Israel.

PMID: 9462612
DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(97)00808-4

Abstract

One hundred forty-one patients with first acute inferior wall myocardial infarction were examined. ST-segment elevation in precordial leads V5 to V6 was found in 34; 94% of them had "mega-artery" compared with 2% in those without ST-segment elevation in precordial leads V5 to V6.

Publication types

Comparative Study

MeSH terms

Aged
Cardiac Catheterization
Coronary Angiography
Electrocardiography / instrumentation
Electrocardiography / standards*
Electrodes
Female
Hospital Mortality
Humans
Logistic Models
Male
Middle Aged
Myocardial Infarction / classification*
Myocardial Infarction / diagnosis*
Prospective Studies
Reproducibility of Results
Risk Factors
Sensitivity and Specificity
Severity of Illness Index*
Single-Blind Method