Chest pain showing precordial ST-segment elevation in a 96-year-old woman with right coronary artery occlusion: A case report |
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Authors: | Hao-Yu Wu Gong Cheng Yi-Wei Cao |
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Affiliation: | Hao-Yu Wu, Gong Cheng, Department of Cardiology, Shaanxi Provincial People’s Hospital, Xi’an 710068, Shaanxi Province, ChinaYi-Wei Cao, Department of Electrocardiology, Shaanxi Provincial People’s Hospital, Xi’an 710068, Shaanxi Province, China |
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Abstract: | BACKGROUNDTypically, right coronary artery (RCA) occlusion causes ST-segment elevation in inferior leads. However, it is rarely observed that RCA occlusion causes ST-segment elevation only in precordial leads. In general, an electrocardiogram is considered to be the most important method for determining the infarct-related artery, and recognizing this is helpful for timely discrimination of the culprit artery for reperfusion therapy. In this case, an elderly woman presented with chest pain showing dynamic changes in precordial ST-segment elevation with RCA occlusion.CASE SUMMARYA 96-year-old woman presented with acute chest pain showing precordial ST-segment elevation with dynamic changes. Myocardial injury markers became positive. Coronary angiography indicated acute total occlusion of the proximal nondominant RCA, mild atherosclerosis of left anterior descending artery and 75% stenosis in the left circumflex coronary artery. Percutaneous coronary intervention was conducted for the RCA. Repeated manual thrombus aspiration was performed, and fresh thrombus was aspirated. A 2 mm × 15 mm balloon was used to dilate the RCA with an acceptable angiographic result. The patient’s chest pain was relieved immediately. A postprocedural electrocardiogram showed alleviation of precordial ST-segment elevation. The diagnosis of acute isolated right ventricular infarction caused by proximal nondominant RCA occlusion was confirmed. Echocardiography indicated normal motion of the left ventricular anterior wall and interventricular septum (ejection fraction of 54%), and the right ventricle was slightly dilated. The patient was asymptomatic during the 9-mo follow-up period.CONCLUSIONCardiologists should be conscious that precordial ST-segment elevation may be caused by occlusion of the nondominant RCA. |
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Keywords: | Precordial ST-segment elevation Electrocardiogram Isolated right ventricular infarction Right coronary artery occlusion Chest pain Case report |
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