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Wellens Syndrome on EKG
Associated with a critical stenosis of the proximal LAD, suggestive of impending infarction
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on EKG Associated ... infarction - Present in pain-free ... history of recent angina ... #EKG #ecg #cardiology ... electrocardiogram #diagnosis
Wellens' Sign: LAD-T Wave Inversion 
Life threatening T wave inversions in precordial leads. Often V2-V3 
Specific
with history of angina ... without chest pain ... Wellens #Sign #EKG ... #ECG #Electrocardiogram ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Wellen's Syndrome 
Type A - Biphasic T wave 
Type B - Deeply inverted T wave
Wellen's Syndrome ... artery • May be pain ... Classification #Types #Cardiology ... #EKG #ECG #Electrocardiogram ... #Diagnosis
Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) Definitions - Stable Angina, Unstable Angina, NSTEMI, STEMI
1 STABLE ANGINA - Angina
- Angina pain develops ... Angina pain occurs ... is reflected by ECG ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... Text: The Only EKG
Chest Pain / ACS Evaluation Algorithm
Algorithm that attempts to the use history taking (guided by LRs),
Chest Pain / ACS ... - History - EKG ... SatyaPatelMD #ChestPain ... #Algorithm #cardiology ... #Angina
Vasospastic (Prinzmetal) Angina
Definition / Epidemiology:
 • Rest angina attributed to coronary artery vasospasm.
 • Patients often
chest pain • ... tolerance • Pain ... troponin elevation Diagnosis ... changes on tele/ECG ... #cardiology #diagnosis
Focal Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy on Ventriculogram Angiography 

55 year old, severe chest pain after death of close
, severe chest pain ... close relative, ECG ... diagnosis was STEMI ... LV angio shown. ... Angiogram #clinical #cardiology
STEMI Equivalents on ECG
 • Conventional STEMI - Elevation of ST segment at (or 40-60 ms
Equivalents on ECG ... point • De Winter syndrome ... #Equivalents #ECG ... #EKG #diagnosis ... #differential #cardiology
Pericarditis - Definition and Diagnostic Criteria
Acute Pericarditis 
 • Inflammatory pericardial syndrome to be diagnosed with
Inflammatory pericardial syndrome ... to be diagnosed ... pericarditic chest pain ... depression on ECG ... #criteria #cardiology
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
- Differential Diagnosis ... Prinzmetal's Angina ... #differential #diagnosis ... #cardiology #ecg ... #ekg #electrocardiogram