Unusual electrocardiographic presentation of an isolated right ventricular myocardial infarction secondary to thrombotic occlusion of a non-dominant right coronary artery: A case report and brief review of literature

Angiology

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 119-124

  Carroll, Robert ^a,b   Sharma, N ^a   Butt, A ^a   Hussain, K M A ^a  

^a Department of Pharmaceutical Care Services   (United States)

^b MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; HEART ENZYME; HEPARIN; HYPERTENSIVE AGENT; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

AGED; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ANAMNESIS; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CARDIOMEGALY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY THROMBOSIS; CORONARY STENT; ECG ABNORMALITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTRODE; FLUID THERAPY; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE INFARCTION; HEART SOUND; HEART VENTRICLE CONDUCTION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MALE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RIGHT CORONARY ARTERY; SINUS RHYTHM; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY;

EID: 0037277910     PISSN: 00033197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000331970305400116     Document Type: Article

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