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Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) Definitions - Stable Angina, Unstable Angina, NSTEMI, STEMI
1 STABLE ANGINA - Angina
, STEMI 1 STABLE ... that results in injury ... in transmural injury ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... Text: The Only EKG
Suspected ACS - OMI vs STEMI - Differential Algorithm

The name STEMI cognitively inspires EPs to fail
- Differential ... Algorithm The ... segment is the only ECG ... #Differential # ... Algorithm #cardiology
Inpatient Cath Lab Indications
Cath Lab ASAP:
STEMI
NSTEMI:
1. Unstable/cardiogenic shock
2. Severe LV dysfunction or
3. Recurrent/persistent rest angina despite
Cath Lab ASAP: STEMI ... New/worsening MR ... low (1-2) risk, +ECG ... /UA: stable, TIMI ... catheterization #cardiology
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
ECGs - Ischemia MI ... early inferior MI ... #EKG #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology ... Interpretation #differential
Myocarditis - Diagnosis and Causes
 • Clinical presentation: Pseudo-acute coronary syndrome, Cardiac failure <3 rnonths, Cardiogenic
and Causes • Clinical ... Paraclinical assessment: EKG ... #Myocarditis #differential ... Diagnosis #Causes #cardiology ... #MRI
Anteroseptal MI with PVCs #Clinical #Cardiology #EKG #Anteroseptal #Septal #STEMI #ECGEducator
Anteroseptal MI ... with PVCs #Clinical ... #Cardiology #EKG ... Anteroseptal #Septal #STEMI
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Chest Pain - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Infarction • Stable ... • Muscular Injury ... ChestPain #Noncardiac #Cardiology
Left Main Coronary Artery Thrombus seen on Angiography

“Mother of all coronary thrombi”.  55 year old
Anterior wall STEMI ... Cardiogenic shock, ECG ... established, but died on table ... Angiogram #CathLab #clinical ... #cardiology #fluoroscopy
Acute Anterior MI with AV Dissociation #Clinical #Cardiology #EKG #Anterior #STEMI #AVDissociation #Dissociation #ECGEducator
Acute Anterior MI ... Dissociation #Clinical ... #Cardiology #EKG ... #Anterior #STEMI
Acute Inferoposterior Wall MI with Complete AV Block #Clinical #Cardiology #EKG #Inferoposterior #STEMI #ECGEducator
Inferoposterior Wall MI ... Complete AV Block #Clinical ... #Cardiology #EKG ... Inferoposterior #STEMI