• Title of article

    Acute Provoked Pulmonary Embolism Masquerading as Inferior Wall Myocardial Infarction with Right Ventricular Infarction

  • Author/Authors

    Das, Tutan Department of Cardiology - AIIMS, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India , Debasish, Das Department of Cardiology - AIIMS, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India , Acharya, Debasis Department of Cardiology - AIIMS, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India , Singh, Shashikant Department of Cardiology - AIIMS, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India , Das Gupta, Jaideep Department of Cardiology - AIIMS, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India , Pramanik, Subhas Department of Cardiology - AIIMS, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India

  • Pages
    4
  • From page
    68
  • To page
    71
  • Abstract
    We present an extreme rare case of acute pulmonary embolism in an 83‑year‑old male presenting as acute inferior wall ST‑elevated myocardial infarction with right ventricular infarction (RVMI) in electrocardiogram (ECG). Acute pulmonary embolism presenting as acute inferior wall ST‑elevation myocardial infarction with RVMI has not been described in the world literature so far. Our case is unique and first to describe the presentation of acute pulmonary embolism in the form of inferior wall ST‑elevated myocardial infarction with evidence of RVMI in the ECG. It is of utmost important for the treating cardiologist and critical care physician to differentiate the same as treatment modalities of both conditions varies markedly and wrong therapeutic measures can land up in a catastrophe.
  • Keywords
    Embolism , myocardial infarction , pulmonary , right , ventricular
  • Journal title
    Research in Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Serial Year
    2021
  • Record number

    2727640