• J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad · Apr 2005

    Case Reports

    Diagnostic and therapeutic implications of ST-segment elevation in lead aVR of 12 lead ECG during chest pain.

    • Naveed Akhtar, Uzma Bashir, Waqas Ahmed, and Syed Mumtaz Ali Shah.
    • Department of cardiology, Shifa International Hospital, Islamabad, Pakistan. samraakhtar@hotmail.com
    • J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad. 2005 Apr 1;17(2):82-4.

    Abstract'aVR' is usually not the preferred lead to diagnose myocardial infarction in clinical settings, it is rather a neglected lead in this context. We describe the case of a 44 year old male who presented with short duration chest pain and ST segment elevation in lead 'aVR'. His left heart catheterization showed left main stem equivalent disease and totally occluded right coronary artery. Patient underwent emergency coronary artery bypass-grafting with favorable outcome. This case highlights the significance of ST segment elevation in lead aVR during chest pain both in diagnosis and management of patients with acute coronary syndrome.

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