LMCA Stenosis Diagnosis in the ER Using the AVR (Case Report and Review of Literature)
Journal Title: Journal of Medical Science And clinical Research - Year 2014, Vol 2, Issue 6
Abstract
Electrocardiography continues to be the jugular vein of modern medicine and it continues to be the most frequently ordered test in the Emergency Medicine Department . EKG, as a diagnostic tool is immensely valuable and assists the Emergency room (ER) physicians in diagnosing variety of life threatening conditions from Acute Coronary Syndrome ( ACS) to Tricyclic antidepressant poisoning. We present to you a case report of how EKG helped in diagnosing Left Main Coronary Artery ( LMCA) stenosis with 100% block in the ER with help of AVR lead in ACS setting and how prompt diagnosis and activation of Cathlab decreases mortality.
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Dr. Inder Maurya
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