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Left Main Coronary Artery Occlusion on ECG

- aVR ST segment elevation > 1 mm 
- aVR
Coronary Artery Occlusion ... aVR ST segment elevation ... LeftMain #Coronary #Occlusion ... EKG #Diagnosis #Electrocardiogram ... #Cardiology #Criteria
3 ECG patterns for Acute Occlusion MI (OMI) without meeting ST elevation criteria
 • Posterior MI
patterns for Acute Occlusion ... without meeting ST elevation ... @jonnywatt #Occlusion ... equivalent #diagnosis #cardiology ... #electrocardiogram
Here’s an ECG of a patient with 100% Acute LAD Occlusion

Remember that RBBB normally has ST
100% Acute LAD Occlusion ... So ANY ST Elevation ... have ’relative elevation ... Total #ECG #EKG #Electrocardiogram ... #Clinical #Cardiology
De Winter T Wave ECG Pattern 
STEMI Equivalent - Left anterior descending (LAD) occlusion 

1) Upsloping
descending (LAD) occlusion ... ) Upsloping ST elevation ... TWaves #ECG #EKG #Electrocardiogram ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
The electrocardiogram in the ACS patient: high-risk electrocardiographic presentations lacking anatomically oriented ST-segment elevation

#Diagnosis #Cardiology #ECG
The electrocardiogram ... oriented ST-segment elevation ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
De Winter T-Waves on EKG
 - Anterior OMI
 - 2% of left anterior descending occlusions
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anterior descending occlusions ... - look for ST elevation ... TWaves #EKG #ECG #Electrocardiogram ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Differential Diagnosis for ST Segment Elevations
 - ACUTE STEMI 
 - PULMONARY EMBOLISM 
 - LBBB
Differential Diagnosis ... for ST Segment Elevations ... #STSegment #STElevation ... #STEMI #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Suspected ACS - OMI vs STEMI - Differential Algorithm

The name STEMI cognitively inspires EPs to fail
OMI vs STEMI - Differential ... predictive of occlusion ... ACS #OMI #STEMI #Differential ... #Algorithm #cardiology ... #occlusionMI #myocardial
ECG of a 32-year-old lady with chest pain. 

Cath showed 100% proximal LAD Occlusion.
100% proximal LAD Occlusion ... #ProximalLAD #Occlusion ... Clinical #ECG #EKG #Electrocardiogram ... #Cardiology
Note there is ST depression in aVR, a true sign of Left Main occlusion.  Many
sign of Left Main occlusion ... state that ST elevation ... sign of left main occlusion ... Clinical #EM #IM #Cardiology