A 62-year-old man with a 40-pack-year smoking history presents with substernal chest pain that began 6 hours ago while mowing his lawn. The pain radiates to his left arm and is accompanied by diaphoresis and dyspnea. His ECG shows ST-segment elevation in leads II, III, and aVF. Which of the following coronary arteries is most likely occluded?

  1. A)Left anterior descending artery
  2. B)Left circumflex artery
  3. C)Diagonal branch of the LAD
  4. D)Left main coronary artery
  5. E)Right coronary arteryGABARITO

Explicação

Inferior wall MI is classically associated with RCA occlusion. The inferior wall is supplied by the RCA in approximately 80% of the population. ST elevations in leads II, III, and aVF indicate inferior myocardial infarction. Ver explicação completa e trilha adaptativa →

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