Key result
Atrial lead-related atrial perforation can clinically mimic an inferior ST-elevation myocardial infarction.
Why the study?
STEMI requires immediate intervention and is mostly caused by epicardial vessel occlusion, but other conditions can mimic it.
Atrial lead perforation is a rare condition that can mimic inferior STEMI on presentation.
Warrants considering atrial lead perforation in device patients with inferior ST elevation; leaves open incidence and prevention questions.
ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) is a life-threatening clinical condition that requires immediate intervention, mostly caused by complete occlusion of epicardial vessels. Other diseases such as myocarditis, pericarditis, electrolyte disturbance, and early repolarization may mimic. We present a rare case of atrial lead-related atrial perforation which mimics inferior STEMI.
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Yılancıoglu et al. (2022) studied this question. Atrial lead-related atrial perforation can clinically mimic an inferior ST-elevation myocardial infarction.
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