Transient ST Segment Elevation following Indian Red Scorpion Sting with Non-Occlusive Right Coronary Artery Disease

A 50 yr old female developed transient ST segment elevation due to an acute coronary vasospasm following a Indian Red Scorpion sting and the angiogram revealed 50% occlusion in right coronary artery (RCA).The possible mechanism is that the sympathetic over-activity could have aggravated the occlusio...

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Published in:	The Journal of the Association of Physicians of India Vol. 64; no. 5; pp. 87 - 88
Main Authors:	Ramalingam, P K, Gayathri, K, Santhakumar, Rpsp, Manjunath, B V, Karuppusamy, N, Vetriveeran, B, Selvamani, S, Vishnuram, P, Natarajan, Kumar
Format:	Report
Language:	English
Published:	01-05-2016
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Summary:	A 50 yr old female developed transient ST segment elevation due to an acute coronary vasospasm following a Indian Red Scorpion sting and the angiogram revealed 50% occlusion in right coronary artery (RCA).The possible mechanism is that the sympathetic over-activity could have aggravated the occlusion in the RCA as the RCA is more commonly prone to spasm compared to the other coronary arteries.
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ISSN:	0004-5772