anterior wall myocardial infarction (MI)
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Etiology
Pathology
- may involve interventricular septum
Diagnostic procedures
- electrocardiogram (ECG):
- ST segment elevation in leads V1-V4
Complications
- myocardial pump failure
- intracardiac thrombus (40%)
- systemic thromboembolism (50%)
More general terms
References
- ↑ Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 15, 16, 17, 18, 19. American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2009, 2012, 2015, 2018, 2022.
Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 19 Board Basics. An Enhancement to MKSAP19. American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2022 - ↑ Zimetbaum PJ, Josephson ME. Use of the Electrocardiogram in Acute Myocardial Infarction N Engl J Med 2003;348:933-40. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12621138 https://www.nejm.org/doi/pdf/10.1056/NEJMra022700