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ArticleJACC. Case reports2026

ST-Segment Elevation Caused by Lung Cancer Mimicking STEMI.

Ivan Novikov, Amer Abu Husseine, Alexander Omelchenko, Yoav Arnson, Mustafa Gabarin, Abid Assali

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Ivan NovikovDepartment of Cardiology, Meir Medical Center, Kfar Saba, Israel. Electronic address: dr.novikov.ia@gmail.com.
Amer Abu HusseineDepartment of Cardiology, Meir Medical Center, Kfar Saba, Israel.
Alexander OmelchenkoDepartment of Cardiology, Meir Medical Center, Kfar Saba, Israel.
Yoav ArnsonDepartment of Cardiology, Meir Medical Center, Kfar Saba, Israel.
Mustafa GabarinDepartment of Cardiology, Meir Medical Center, Kfar Saba, Israel.
Abid AssaliDepartment of Cardiology, Meir Medical Center, Kfar Saba, Israel; Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.

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Abstract

backgroundST-segment elevation on an electrocardiogram (ECG) is a hallmark of acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). However, thoracic malignancies can produce electrocardiographic patterns identical to acute ischemia through direct myocardial invasion or extrinsic compression, creating a significant diagnostic dilemma. CASE PRESENTATION: We present 2 patients with primary lung cancer who exhibited ECG findings strongly mimicking acute STEMI. Case 1 involves a 70-year-old man presenting with acute chest pain. His ECG demonstrated anterolateral ST-segment elevation with diffuse PR depression. Coronary angiography revealed nonobstructive disease with mildly elevated troponin. Multimodality imaging identified a hypermetabolic mass externally compressing the anterolateral myocardium. Case 2 describes an 80-year-old man presenting with dizziness and ST-segment elevation in leads V

conclusionsThese cases demonstrate that ST-segment elevation in patients with advanced malignancy may arise from myocardial tumor invasion or extrinsic compression rather than acute coronary thrombosis, underscoring the importance of careful correlation between clinical findings and multimodality cardiac imaging.

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