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Left Main Coronary Artery Occlusion on ECG

- aVR ST segment elevation > 1 mm 
- aVR
Artery Occlusion on ECG ... - aVR ST segment ... elevation > 1 mm - aVR ... #EKG #Diagnosis ... Electrocardiogram #Cardiology
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
in avR - Wellen's ... avR - proximal ... #EKG #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology ... Interpretation #differential
ST depression & T wave inversion causes #Pathophys #Diagnosis #Cardiology #MedStudent #EKG #Differential #TWI #STD #TWaveInversion
ST depression & ... causes #Pathophys #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #MedStudent ... #EKG #Differential ... #TWI #STD #TWaveInversion
Lead AVR on ECG
1. Acute myocardial infarction: ST elevation > 1.5 mm in aVR, indicative of
Lead AVR on ECG ... diagnosis includes ... #AVR #leadAVR #ecg ... #ekg #differential ... #cardiology
De Winter T Wave ECG Pattern 
STEMI Equivalent - Left anterior descending (LAD) occlusion 

1) Upsloping
Winter T Wave ECG ... 1) Upsloping ST ... elevation in aVR ... (>= 1 mm) 2) ST ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
De Winter's T Waves

Concerning for proximal LAD occlusion (Present in 2% of patients)
 • Upsloping ST-Depression
V1-V4 without STE ... in lead aVR ± aVL ... DeWinters #TWaves #EKG ... #ECG #diagnosis ... #cardiology #electrocardiogram
Typical ECG changes in acute pericarditis includes: stage 1 - diffuse, positive, ST elevations with reciprocal
Typical ECG changes ... depression in aVR ... PR segment in aVR ... indefinitely inverted #Diagnosis ... #EM #IM #Cardiology
De Winter T-Waves on EKG
 - Anterior OMI
 - 2% of left anterior descending occlusions
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STEMI - look for ST ... elevation in aVR ... waves - Upsloping ST ... #ECG #Electrocardiogram ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
Elevation - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... depression in aVR ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
• Non-specific ST-T ... Changes • STE ... in aVR +/- Right ... Embolism #AcutePE #diagnosis ... #cardiology #electrocardiogram