Author/Editor		Goslar, Tomaž; Podbregar, Matej
Title		Acute ECG ST-segment elevation mimicking myocardial infarction in a patient with pulmonary embolism
Type		članek
Vol. and No.		Letnik 8
Publication year		2010
ISSN		1476-7120 - Cardiovascular ultrasound
Language		eng
Abstract		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.
Keywords		myocardial infarction pulmonary embolism ECG miokardni infarkt pljučna embolija EKG