Misdiagnosed acute right ventricular myocardial infarction in 18 elderly cases
YAN Peng-fei
LIU Zhen-hua
LI Jin-ming
ZHANG Min
FENG Da-yue
DAI Zheng-xue
LI Jun-xia
Abstract：Objective To analyze the causes of misdiagnosing acute right ventricular myocardial infarction (ARMI) in elderly cases for reducing clinical misdiagnostic rate. Methods The misdiagnostic data was retrospectively analyzed in 18 elderly patients with ARMI chosen from Jan. 2011 to Feb. 2014. Results Among 18 misdiagnostic cases, 2 were misdiagnosed as acute anterior myocardial infarction, 2 as cardiac insufficiency, 2 as acute epigastric pain, 2 as cerebral vascular disease, 2 as pulmonary heart disease, 1 as inflammatory shock, 1 as acute sore throat, 1 as acute enteritis, and 5 as myocardial infarction of other positions. Conclusion The symptoms of senile ARMI are not specific, so it is easily to be misdiagnosed. More attention should be paid to careful distinguishment for preventing misdiagnosis.
Keywords：ElderlyAcute right ventricular myocardial infarctionMisdiagnosis
Publication Date：2014-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：3( 597-598,602 )