The most common proximate<unk> of ST elevation myocardial infarction is plaque rupture.  There are risk factors for plaque rupture and triggers of plaque rupture.  A full discussion regarding the chronic risk factors and acute triggers of ST elevation MI can be found in other chapters.  While plaque rupture is the most common<unk> of ST segment elevation MI, other conditions can<unk> ST elevation and myocardial necrosis.  In order to expeditiously treat an alternate underlying<unk> of myonecrosis, it is important to rapidly identify conditions other than plaque rupture that may also<unk> ST elevation and myonecrosis.  Indeed, the management of some of these conditions might differ substantially from that of plaque rupture: cocaine induced STEMI would not be treated with beta-blockers, and myocardial contusion would not be treated with an antithrombin.
ST elevation myocardial infarction causes
ST elevation myocardial infarction triggers
Cardiogenic shock causes
Atrial flutter causes
Sinoatrial arrest causes
Sick sinus syndrome causes
Myocardial rupture risk factors
Left bundle branch block causes