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Transient pathological Q waves in suspected acute myocardial infarction: 'electrical stunning'
1Department of Cardiology, Birch Hill Hospital, Rochdale, Lancashire, UK.
International Journal of Clinical Practice
|July 27, 2000
Abstract:
In acute coronary syndromes the development of pathological Q waves is usually taken as evidence of established myocardial infarction (MI). We describe two patients with suspected acute MI who developed transient pathological Q waves. Cardiac enzymes were normal and cardiac catheterisation showed severe proximal coronary disease. Recognition of 'non-infarction' Q waves is important and may influence management of these patients.