Abstract:Diagnosing Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) in the setting of the Left Bundle Branch Block (LBBB) proposes a great challenge to the clinician. Despite current therapy recommendations, early reperfusion may not be appropriate for all patients with new or presumed new LBBB because only a minority is caused by acute myocardial infarction with true occluded artery. This is a case of a 47-year-old man presented at a rural hospital emergency with highly suspected acute myocardial infarction, a history of old infarc… Show more
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