Title of article :
ST elevation myocardial infarction during head-up tilt testing
Author/Authors :
Simonetto Faganello, Lucas Post-Graduate Program in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Sciences - Medical School - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul - Porto Alegre - Brazil - Cardiac Electrophysiology Group - Cardiology Division - Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre - Porto Alegre - Brazil , Pimentel, Mauricio Post-Graduate Program in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Sciences - Medical School - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul - Porto Alegre - Brazil - Cardiac Electrophysiology Group - Cardiology Division - Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre - Porto Alegre - Brazil , Arbo Magalhães, Ana Paula Cardiac Electrophysiology Group - Cardiology Division - Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre - Porto Alegre - Brazil , Ioschpe Zimerman, Leandro Cardiac Electrophysiology Group - Cardiology Division - Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre - Porto Alegre - Brazil
Abstract :
We report a case of ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) during head-up tilt testing (HUTT). A 54-year-old man was admitted to our emergency department after four episodes of syncope. Treadmill test and electrophysiological study were normal. During passive HUTT, the patient had inferolateral ST elevation. Coronary angiography showed two severe lesions in the right coronary artery and circumflex artery.
Keywords :
Syncope , Head-up Tilt Testing (HUTT) , ST Elevation Myocardial , Infarction
Journal title :
Journal of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Research (JCVTR)
