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Inferior myocardial infarction

MedGen UID:
83305
•Concept ID:
C0340305
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Diaphragmatic Myocardial Infarction; Diaphragmatic Myocardial Infarctions; Infarction, Diaphragmatic Myocardial; Infarction, Inferior Myocardial; Infarctions, Diaphragmatic Myocardial; Infarctions, Inferior Myocardial; Inferior Myocardial Infarction; Inferior Myocardial Infarctions; Inferior Wall Myocardial Infarction; Myocardial Infarction, Diaphragmatic; Myocardial Infarction, Inferior; Myocardial Infarction, Inferior Wall; Myocardial Infarctions, Diaphragmatic; Myocardial Infarctions, Inferior
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0006803

Definition

Myocardial infarction in which the inferior wall of the heart is involved. It is often caused by occlusion of the right coronary artery. [from MONDO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVInferior myocardial infarction

Professional guidelines

PubMed

The differential diagnosis of acute pulmonary embolism and ST-segment inferior myocardial infarction.
Jolobe OM
Am J Emerg Med 2015 May;33(5):723. Epub 2015 Feb 18 doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2015.02.016. PMID: 25724079
Is thrombolytic therapy in acute inferior myocardial infarction really better than conventional treatment?
Tobé TJ
Br Heart J 1995 Feb;73(2):108-9. doi: 10.1136/hrt.73.2.108. PMID: 7696015Free PMC Article
Electrocardiographic criteria for diagnosing inferior myocardial infarction.
Ovsyshcher IA
Am J Cardiol 1986 Sep 15;58(7):666. doi: 10.1016/0002-9149(86)90307-3. PMID: 3751945

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Grouped Beating After Acute Inferior Myocardial Infarction.
Chuang YT, Ueng KC, Tsai CF
Circulation 2021 Nov 2;144(18):1518-1520. Epub 2021 Nov 1 doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.121.056366. PMID: 34723635
A new electrocardiographic pattern indicating inferior myocardial infarction.
Aslanger E, Yıldırımtürk Ö, Şimşek B, Sungur A, Türer Cabbar A, Bozbeyoğlu E, Karabay CY, Smith SW, Değertekin M
J Electrocardiol 2020 Jul-Aug;61:41-46. Epub 2020 Apr 13 doi: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2020.04.008. PMID: 32526537
Myocardial Ischemia Presenting with Hiccups.
Yuan SM
J Coll Physicians Surg Pak 2019 May;29(5):469-473. doi: 10.29271/jcpsp.2019.05.469. PMID: 31036121
Advanced A-V block in acute inferior myocardial infarction.
Wellens HJ, Josephson ME
Heart Rhythm 2015 Nov;12(11):2360-1. Epub 2015 Jul 15 doi: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2015.07.019. PMID: 26188253
Inferior myocardial infarction. High-risk subgroups.
Berger PB, Ryan TJ
Circulation 1990 Feb;81(2):401-11. doi: 10.1161/01.cir.81.2.401. PMID: 2404629

Diagnosis

Acute Inferior Myocardial Infarction or Not?
Jay DB, Henry TD, Sharkey SW
JAMA Intern Med 2022 Feb 1;182(2):224-225. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2021.6997. PMID: 34870687
Grouped Beating After Acute Inferior Myocardial Infarction.
Chuang YT, Ueng KC, Tsai CF
Circulation 2021 Nov 2;144(18):1518-1520. Epub 2021 Nov 1 doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.121.056366. PMID: 34723635
Papillary Muscle Rupture After Acute Inferior Myocardial Infarction.
Singam NSV, Ghafghazi S
Tex Heart Inst J 2021 Sep 1;48(4) doi: 10.14503/THIJ-18-6717. PMID: 34637518Free PMC Article
A new electrocardiographic pattern indicating inferior myocardial infarction.
Aslanger E, Yıldırımtürk Ö, Şimşek B, Sungur A, Türer Cabbar A, Bozbeyoğlu E, Karabay CY, Smith SW, Değertekin M
J Electrocardiol 2020 Jul-Aug;61:41-46. Epub 2020 Apr 13 doi: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2020.04.008. PMID: 32526537
Acute right ventricular infarction.
Goldstein JA
Cardiol Clin 2012 May;30(2):219-32. doi: 10.1016/j.ccl.2012.03.002. PMID: 22548813

Therapy

Answer: Never skip a beat: pacing-induced polymorphic ventricular tachycardia following inferior myocardial infarction.
Teng LE, Tan S, Prakash R
Eur Heart J Acute Cardiovasc Care 2022 Feb 8;11(2):e1. doi: 10.1093/ehjacc/zuab092. PMID: 35136995
Myocardial Ischemia Presenting with Hiccups.
Yuan SM
J Coll Physicians Surg Pak 2019 May;29(5):469-473. doi: 10.29271/jcpsp.2019.05.469. PMID: 31036121
Gemcitabine-induced coronary vasospasm: A case report.
Katırcıbaşı MT, Eken A
Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars 2017 Mar;45(2):172-175. doi: 10.5543/tkda.2016.32884. PMID: 28424440
Under-the-counter acquired acute coronary syndrome: Methaemoglobinaemia.
Mommers L, Delnoij TS, Strauch U
Eur Heart J Acute Cardiovasc Care 2016 Dec;5(8):549-550. Epub 2015 Apr 2 doi: 10.1177/2048872615579394. PMID: 25838438
Is thrombolytic therapy in acute inferior myocardial infarction really better than conventional treatment?
Tobé TJ
Br Heart J 1995 Feb;73(2):108-9. doi: 10.1136/hrt.73.2.108. PMID: 7696015Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Acute eosinophilic myocarditis mimicking inferior myocardial infarction presenting with delayed hypereosinophilia.
Konishi T, Funayama N, Hotta D, Tanaka S
Cardiol J 2024;31(2):361-362. doi: 10.5603/cj.96133. PMID: 38686989Free PMC Article
A new electrocardiographic pattern indicating inferior myocardial infarction.
Aslanger E, Yıldırımtürk Ö, Şimşek B, Sungur A, Türer Cabbar A, Bozbeyoğlu E, Karabay CY, Smith SW, Değertekin M
J Electrocardiol 2020 Jul-Aug;61:41-46. Epub 2020 Apr 13 doi: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2020.04.008. PMID: 32526537
Advanced A-V block in acute inferior myocardial infarction.
Wellens HJ, Josephson ME
Heart Rhythm 2015 Nov;12(11):2360-1. Epub 2015 Jul 15 doi: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2015.07.019. PMID: 26188253
Inferior myocardial infarction involving right ventricle: electrocardiogram suggesting pulmonary embolism.
Fernández-Anguita M, Corbí-Pascual M, Gallardo-López A
Arch Bronconeumol 2015 May;51(5):247-8. Epub 2014 May 15 doi: 10.1016/j.arbres.2014.03.010. PMID: 24836722
Inferior myocardial infarction. High-risk subgroups.
Berger PB, Ryan TJ
Circulation 1990 Feb;81(2):401-11. doi: 10.1161/01.cir.81.2.401. PMID: 2404629

Clinical prediction guides

Acute eosinophilic myocarditis mimicking inferior myocardial infarction presenting with delayed hypereosinophilia.
Konishi T, Funayama N, Hotta D, Tanaka S
Cardiol J 2024;31(2):361-362. doi: 10.5603/cj.96133. PMID: 38686989Free PMC Article
A new electrocardiographic pattern indicating inferior myocardial infarction.
Aslanger E, Yıldırımtürk Ö, Şimşek B, Sungur A, Türer Cabbar A, Bozbeyoğlu E, Karabay CY, Smith SW, Değertekin M
J Electrocardiol 2020 Jul-Aug;61:41-46. Epub 2020 Apr 13 doi: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2020.04.008. PMID: 32526537
First description of a Brugada phenocopy in the inferior leads in the context of an acute inferior myocardial infarction.
Alper AT, Tekkesin AI, Çinier G, Turkkan C, Baranchuk A
Europace 2017 Jul 1;19(7):1219. doi: 10.1093/europace/eux182. PMID: 28838153
Acute inferior myocardial infarction with nephrotic syndrome.
Karabay CY, Kocabay G, Kalaycı A
Am J Emerg Med 2012 Jan;30(1):260.e1-3. Epub 2010 Dec 14 doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2010.11.004. PMID: 21159478
Cardiac anatomy revisited.
Anderson RH, Razavi R, Taylor AM
J Anat 2004 Sep;205(3):159-77. doi: 10.1111/j.0021-8782.2004.00330.x. PMID: 15379923Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Kussmaul's sign for the diagnosis of right ventricular myocardial infarction: a systematic review and meta-analysis of diagnostic test accuracy studies.
Dubé E, Crozier M, Middleton A, Best B, Ohle R
CJEM 2021 Mar;23(2):185-194. Epub 2021 Jan 4 doi: 10.1007/s43678-020-00012-8. PMID: 33709353
Myocardial Ischemia Presenting with Hiccups.
Yuan SM
J Coll Physicians Surg Pak 2019 May;29(5):469-473. doi: 10.29271/jcpsp.2019.05.469. PMID: 31036121

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