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Current Cardiology Reviews

Editor-in-Chief

ISSN (Print): 1573-403X
ISSN (Online): 1875-6557

Tombstoning ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction

Author(s): Bahattin Balci

Volume 5, Issue 4, 2009

Page: [273 - 278] Pages: 6

DOI: 10.2174/157340309789317869

Price: $65

Abstract

Tombstoning ST elevation myocardial infarction can be described as a STEMI characterized by tombstoning ST-segment elevation. This myocardial infarction is associated with extensive myocardial damage, reduced left ventricle function, serious hospital complications and poor prognosis. Tombstoning ECG pattern is a notion beyond morphological difference and is associated with more serious clinical results. Despite the presence of a few reports on tombstoning ST elevation, there is no report which reviews STEMI demonstrating this electrocardiographic pattern.

Keywords: Tombstoning, myocardial infarction, ST segment elevation


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