Wrapped Left Anterior Descending Artery Presenting As Inferior Myocardial Infarction: Case Report and Review of the Literature

Overview

Journal Cureus

Specialty Biomedical Engineering

Date 2021 Mar 23

PMID 33754091

Authors

Ali R Ghani

Mohsin S Mughal

Sundeep Kumar

Preetham Muskula

Elsayed Abo-Salem

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Abstract

Acute occlusion of the left anterior descending (LAD) coronary artery generally results in ST-segment elevation in the anterior leads of the electrocardiogram and reciprocal ST-segment depression in the inferior leads. We present a case of LAD occlusion presenting as inferior wall ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction.

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