A 51-Year-Old Man Is Brought to the Emergency Department Due

question 196

Multiple Choice

A 51-year-old man is brought to the emergency department due to chest tightness that started 30 minutes prior to arrival.  His chest discomfort is associated with shortness of breath and nausea.  The patient was shoveling snow off his driveway when his symptoms began.  He has a history of hypertension and type 2 diabetes mellitus.  Initial ECG shows ST elevation in leads I and aVL.  Cardiac enzymes are elevated.  Emergent cardiac catheterization in this patient will most likely show occlusion of which of the following arteries?

• A)Distal left anterior descending artery
• B)Left circumflex artery
• C)Left main coronary artery
• D)Proximal left anterior descending artery
• E)Right coronary artery

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