Avtor/Urednik		Goslar, Tomaž; Podbregar, Matej
Naslov		Acute ECG ST-segment elevation mimicking myocardial infarction in a patient with pulmonary embolism
Tip		članek
Vol. in št.		Letnik 8
Leto izdaje		2010
ISSN		1476-7120 - Cardiovascular ultrasound
Jezik		eng
Abstrakt		Pulmonary embolism is a common cardiovascular emergency, but it is still often misdiagnosed due to its unspecific clinical symptoms. Elevated troponin concentrations are associated with greater morbidity and mortality in patients with pulmonary embolism. Right ventricular ischemia due to increased right ventricular afterload is believed to be underlying mechanism of elevated troponin values in acute pulmonary embolism, but a paradoxical coronary artery embolism through opened intra-artrial communication is another possible explanation as shown in our case report.
Proste vsebinske oznake		myocardial infarction pulmonary embolism ECG miokardni infarkt pljučna embolija EKG