Acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction is very serious and may lead to abnormal heart function, insufficient blood supply to tissues and organs throughout the body, and even endanger the patient’s life.
Acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction is usually caused by coronary atherosclerotic plaque rupture, thrombosis, so that the corresponding coronary artery branches are completely blocked, resulting in ischemic necrosis due to the rapid reduction of myocardial blood supply, and its acute electrocardiogram has the ST-segment elevation of the corresponding lead bow-back upward.
Typical symptoms of acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction include sudden and severe retrosternal pressure-like pain for a long time, accompanied by nausea, vomiting and profuse sweating. It is easy to be accompanied by acute heart failure, cardiogenic shock, etc., and life-threatening if not treated in time.
If you suspect acute myocardial infarction, you must go to the hospital as soon as possible, according to the doctor’s instructions to quickly perform coronary angiography or thrombolysis.