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(Chest. 2001;119:290-292.)
© 2001 American College of Chest Physicians

ST-Segment Elevation in Precordial Leads*

Anterior or Right Ventricular Myocardial Infarction?

Damien Logeart, MD; Dominique Himbert, MD and Alain Cohen-Solal, MD, PhD

Isolated acute right ventricular (RV) infarction is rare, and ECG diagnosis may be difficult. We report two cases of acute myocardial infarction with ST-segment elevation in anterior precordial leads caused by such an RV involvement. Potential mechanisms for the relationship are given.

Key Words: ECG • myocardial infarction • right ventricular






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