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Indian Journal of Medical and Health Sciences

Volume  8, Issue 1, January-June 2021, Pages 21-26
 

Case Report

Acute Occulusion of Diagonal Branch:Triad of Severe Pain,Small Infarct & Specific Ekg Pattern

Vinod Sharma1,Sukriti Raina2,Saurabh Bharadwaj3,Ruchi Sharma4, Lokesh Chandra Gupta5

1Senior Interventional Cardiologist, 2Cardiology, 3Cardiology Trainee, 4General Medicine,Under Training, 5Cardiology, National Heart Institute, Community Centre East of Kailash, New Delhi 110065, India. 4Hamdard Institute of Medical Research & Sciences (HIMSR), Hamdard Nagar, New Delhi 110062, India.

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DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21088/ijmhs.2347.9981.8121.3

Abstract

A 59 years female, known case of Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus (NIDDM) for 10 years with a strong family  history  of coronary  artery disease (both  parents & siblings have CAD),  presente with severe  agonizing precordial chest discomfort, radiating to left shoulder associated with profuse sweating for last 3 hours.In emergency room,patient was restless,pulse=100/min.,BP=170/100mm Hg,O2 saturation 98%.There was no sign of cardiac failure.ECG recorded in emergency room revealed ST elevation of 5to 6 mm in lead I,aVL, 4 mm ST elevation in lead II, V2 and shuttle ST segment sagging in lead II, 4 mm ST segment depression in lead III & Avf (South African Flag Sign) (Fig 1).

Keywords: Case report South African Flag Sign, Acute occlusion of diagonal branch, pecific EKG pattern, Coronary Artery Disease, ST elevation in Lead I, avL&V2, ST depression in inferior leads.


Corresponding Author : Vinod Sharma