Monday, July 19, 2010

AMI PRESENTING AS LEFT VENTRICULAR FAILURE WITH CLASSICAL BAT'S WING PATTERN IN CHEST X RAY


A 60 year old non diabetic,hypertensive female presented with acute onset breathlessness.Her ECG showed antero lateral infarction,CXR-classical bats wing pattern,TROP-T was positive and her CPK-MB was 120 u/l.

She was managed with iv streptokinase,nitroglycerine,diuretics,oxygen,aspirin,clopidogrel and atorvastatin and she recovered within 4-5 days.

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