A 70-year-old woman with a history of type 2 diabetes mellitus was transferred to our hospital due to inferior ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. An emergent coronary angiogram revealed occlusion of the distal right coronary artery. Primary percutaneous coronary intervention was performed, preceded by lesion assessment using intravascular ultrasound (IVUS).
Keywords: intravascular ultrasound; myocardial infarction.