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[Vexillology on the electrocardiogram. South Africa´s flag sign].

Authors: Estupiñan-Paredes, Ruth N.; Robayo-Betancourt, Ana M.; Moreno-Ruiz, Nelson L.;

[Vexillology on the electrocardiogram. South Africa´s flag sign].

Abstract

El electrocardiograma (ECG) es un examen que permite tomar decisiones que podrían salvar la vida del paciente. Se debe tener en cuenta que tiene diferentes patrones y diagnósticos diferenciales, como el patrón del síndrome coronario agudo con elevación del segmento ST lateral alto, al cual se denomina el «signo de la bandera de Sudáfrica». Presentamos el caso de un paciente de 44 años que presentó dolor torácico típico en quien se realizó un ECG que evidenció elevación del segmento ST en las derivaciones DI, DII, AVL – V2, e infradesnivel en DIII, lo cual corresponde a una oclusión coronaria aguda con compromiso del segmento lateral del corazón. Este patrón ECG es conocido como el signo de la bandera de Sudáfrica. El pronto reconocimiento permitió la decisión de realizar la terapia farmacológica y la angioplastia de rescate, inmediatamente.

The electrocardiogram (ECG) is a test that will allow making life-saving decisions. It has different patterns, and differential diagnoses, like the pattern of acute coronary syndrome with an elevation of the high lateral ST segment, which is called the sign of the flag of South Africa. We present the case of a 44-year-old patient presented with typical chest pain; the ECG showed ST-segment elevation in the DI, DII, AVL – V2, and ST depression in DIII, corresponding to an acute coronary occlusion with a compromise of the lateral segment of the heart. This ECG pattern is known as the flag sign of South Africa. The early recognition allowed the decision to perform immediately pharmacological reperfusion therapy and rescue angioplasty.

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Infarto de micárdio, Electrocardiography, Myocardial Infarction, Electrocardiograma, Myocardial Reperfusion, Reperfusión Miocárdica

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