Abstract
Summary: A patient with an acute anteroseptal myocardial infarction and intermittent right bundle-branch block is presented. Abnormal Q waves in right precordial leads were only observed during right bundle-branch block. In the absence of right bundle-branch block, depolarization of the right ventricular free wall concealed the abnormal Q waves typical of an anteroseptal infarct. Right bundle-branch block, by preventing early activation of the right ventricular free wall, facilitated the correct diagnosis and localization of the infarction.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 245-246 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | Clinical Cardiology |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2002 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
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