scholarly journals Qrs-Complex Fragmentations and Right Ventricular Infarction in the Presence of Inferior Infarction with Triple-Vessels Disease; Bad Initials but a Good Outcome

2022 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 01-04
Author(s):  
Yasser Mohammed Hassanain Elsayed

Rationale: The term “fragmentation of the QRS complex” denotes the existence of high-frequency potentials (spikes) in the QRS-complex. It is either a marker for cardiac structural diseases inducing biventricular hypertrophy or any condition interfering with the normally homogeneous depolarization status inside the myocardium. An associated right ventricular infarction with inferior infarction maybe carry a risk impact and serious complications. Patient concerns: A 64-year-old married, farmer, heavy smoker, Egyptian male patient presented with acute severe chest pain and inferior with right ventricular ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction and fragmentation of the QRS complex. Diagnosis: QRS-complex fragmentations and right ventricular infarction in the presence of inferior infarction with the triple-vessels disease. Interventions: Electrocardiography, oxygenation, streptokinase intravenous infusion, echocardiography, and percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty. Outcomes: Dramatic response of acute inferior with right ventricular ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction and QRS-complex fragmentations to streptokinase. Lessons: Despite the presence of inferior and right ventricular ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction with QRS-complex fragmentations, but there is no correlation with the severity of the disease. Dramatic clinical and electrocardiographic response signifying the role of streptokinase and fibrinolytic. The presence of fragmentation of the QRS-complex may have a bidirectional impact from seriousness to complications.

2010 ◽  
Vol 2010 (feb02 1) ◽  
pp. bcr0320091700-bcr0320091700
Author(s):  
R. Berent ◽  
J. Auer ◽  
S. von Duvillard ◽  
H. Sinzinger ◽  
D. Steinbrenner ◽  
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2019 ◽  
Vol 46 (2) ◽  
pp. 151-154
Author(s):  
Wayne W. Zhong ◽  
Matthew Blue ◽  
Andrew D. Michaels

Acute right ventricular infarction presenting with ST-segment elevation in the anterior precordial electrocardiographic leads is an unusual event. Anterior ST-segment elevation typically suggests occlusion of the left anterior descending coronary artery. It should be recognized, however, that occlusion of a right coronary artery branch can cause isolated ST-segment elevation in leads V1 and V2 on a standard 12-lead electrocardiogram. We describe the cases of 2 patients who presented with acute chest syndrome with isolated ST-segment elevation in leads V1 and V2. Emergency coronary angiograms revealed that acute thrombotic occlusion of the right ventricular marginal branch of the dominant right coronary artery caused the clinical manifestations in the first patient, whereas occlusion of the proximal nondominant right coronary artery was the culprit lesion in the second patient. Both lesions caused right ventricular myocardial infarction. The patients underwent successful primary percutaneous coronary intervention. These cases illustrate the importance of carefully reviewing angiographic findings to accurately diagnose an acute isolated right ventricular myocardial infarction, which may mimic the electrocardiographic features of an anterior-wall myocardial infarction.


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