Transient ST Segment Elevation following Indian Red Scorpion Sting with Non-Occlusive Right Coronary Artery Disease
Ramalingam, P.K.; Gayathri, K.; Santhakumar, R.; Manjunath, B.V.; Karuppusamy, N.; Vetriveeran, B.; Selvamani, S.; Vishnuram, P.; Natarajan, K.
Journal of the Association of Physicians of India 64(5): 87-88
2016
ISSN/ISBN: 0004-5772 PMID: 27735165 Document Number: 690570
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.