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New ST-segment elevation caused by spontaneous recanalization of the left anterior descending coronary artery

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We report a rare case of a male patient with acute myocardial infarction, in whom spontaneous recanalization of an occlusive lesion in the left anterior descending artery produced new ST-segment elevation in the precordial leads, although the exact mechanism for this phenomenon is unclear.

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  1. Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Oita Nakamura Hospital, Oita, Japan

    Kumie Miyamoto & Toru Watanabe

  2. Second Department of Internal Medicine, Oita University, 1-1 Idaigaoka, Hasama-machi, Yufu, 879-5593, Japan

    Akira Tamura & Junichi Kadota

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Miyamoto, K., Tamura, A., Watanabe, T. et al. New ST-segment elevation caused by spontaneous recanalization of the left anterior descending coronary artery. Heart Vessels 23, 356–358 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00380-008-1067-4

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