ISSN:
1542-474X
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Background: The aim of the present study was to investigate the predictive value of presentation and 24-hour electrocardiograms in defining the infarct-related artery (IRA), its lesion segment, and the right ventricular involvement in acute inferior myocardial infarction (Ml).Methods: One hundred forty-nine patients with acute inferior MI were included. Infarct-related artery, its lesion segment, and the validity of new ECG criteria for the diagnosis of right ventricular Ml (RVMI) were investigated by means of criteria obtained from admission and 24-hour ECGs.Results: The presence of ST-segment elevation in lead III 〉 lead II criterion (Criterion 1) and ST-segment depression in lead I 〉 lead aVL criterion (Criterion 2) from admission ECG defined the right coronary artery (RCA) as IRA with a sensitivity of 64% and a specificity of 100%. These two criteria also defined the proximal or mid lesions in RCA as culprit lesions (sensitivity of 99%, specificity of 96%). Absence of these two criteria indicated Cx as IRA with a sensitivity of 50% and a specificity of 97%. The depth of Q wave in lead III 〉 lead II criterion (Criterion 3) had no value for discrimination of IRA, but the width of Q wave in lead III 〉 lead II criterion (Criterion 4) supported the RCA to be IRA with a sensitivity of 60% and a specificity of 61% (Criteria 3 and 4 were obtained from 24-hour ECGs). The finding of Criterion 1 plus Criterion 5 (ST elevation in V1 but no ST elevation in V2) on admission ECG had a sensitivity of 63% and a specificity of 99% in the diagnosis of RVMI.Conclusion: We concluded that 12-lead ECG is a cheap, easy, and readily obtainable diagnostic approach in discrimination of IRA and its culprit lesion segment. However, despite high specificity, due to moderate degree sensitivity, its value for the diagnosis of RVMI is questionable. A.N.E. 2001; 6(3):229–235
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1542-474X.2001.tb00113.x
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