Open AccessPostOperative ST ‐segment elevation: not a blocked coronary artery, then what?
Author(s) -
Sin WaiChing,
Kwong Joy Melody,
Wong Tiffany ChoLam,
Kwong Charlotte,
Chan Carmen,
Siu ChungWah
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.1116
Subject(s) - medicine , st segment , cardiology , myocardial infarction , pathognomonic , artery , elevation (ballistics) , st elevation , acute coronary syndrome , geometry , mathematics , disease
Key Clinical Message ST ‐segment elevation is well known for its diagnostic value for transmural myocardial infarction due to acute thrombotic occlusion of a coronary artery, and often requires emergency reperfusion therapy. However, ST segment is by no means pathognomonic for acute coronary events. Here, we report a case of ST ‐segment elevation after hepatectomy secondary to an unusual etiology.