Open AccessST Elevation is not Always Equivalent to Acute Myocardial Infarction: a Case of Brugada Syndrome
Author(s) -
Choi YF,
Siu AYC,
Wong TW,
Lau CC
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
hong kong journal of emergency medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.145
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 2309-5407
pISSN - 1024-9079
DOI - 10.1177/102490790301000209
Subject(s) - medicine , brugada syndrome , myocardial infarction , st elevation , cardiology , emergency department , acute coronary syndrome , electrocardiography , st segment , psychiatry
Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is one of the most alerting situations in emergency department. Electrocardiogram (ECG) is one of the most important diagnostic tools and the decision about thrombolytic therapy is usually based upon ECG findings when clinically suspicious. However, ST segment elevation is not always equivalent to acute myocardial infarction. We present a rare syndrome whose ECG shows persistent ST elevation not related to AMI.