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Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) Definitions - Stable Angina, Unstable Angina, NSTEMI, STEMI
1 STABLE ANGINA - Angina
Acute Coronary Syndrome ... (ACS) Definitions ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #Angina #NSTEMI ... Text: The Only EKG
Acute Coronary Syndrome - Management Algorithm
 • STEMI
 • NSTEMI (Troponin Positive) / Unstable Angina (UA,
Acute Coronary Syndrome ... Algorithm • STEMI ... Positive) / Unstable Angina ... #Syndrome #ACS ... Management #Algorithm #cardiology
11 unforgettable ECG patterns strongly suggestive of coronary occlusion #Diagnosis #Cardiology #EKG #ECG #Patterns #Coronary #Occlusion
suggestive of coronary ... occlusion #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #EKG #ECG #Patterns ... #Coronary #Occlusion ... DeWinter #Sgarbossa #STEMI
Vasospastic (Prinzmetal) Angina
Definition / Epidemiology:
 • Rest angina attributed to coronary artery vasospasm.
 • Patients often
attributed to coronary ... younger than other ACS ... Pathophysiology: ... changes on tele/ECG ... #cardiology #diagnosis
Recommendations for initial management of Unstable Angina/NSTEMI

Flowchart for class I and class lla recommendations for initial
management of Unstable Angina ... /NSTEMI Flowchart ... management of unstable angina ... aspirin; CABG, coronary ... Management #Algorithm #Cardiology
Suspected ACS - OMI vs STEMI - Differential Algorithm

The name STEMI cognitively inspires EPs to fail
Suspected ACS - ... segment is the only ECG ... EMN @EMNews #ACS ... #Algorithm #cardiology ... infarction #diagnosis #coronary
The electrocardiogram in the ACS patient: high-risk electrocardiographic presentations lacking anatomically oriented ST-segment elevation

#Diagnosis #Cardiology #ECG
electrocardiogram in the ACS ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #ECG #EKG #STEMI
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 ... NSTEMI: 1. ... persistent rest angina ... low (1-2) risk, +ECG ... catheterization #cardiology
LAD Coronary Artery Dissection on POCUS

Severe CP x 1 hour, Ant/Sept STEMI on EKG.  ED
LAD Coronary Artery ... hour, Ant/Sept STEMI ... on EKG. ... Stronysono #LAD #Coronary ... PSAX #Clinical #Cardiology
Left Main Coronary Artery Thrombus seen on Angiography

“Mother of all coronary thrombi”.  55 year old
Left Main Coronary ... “Mother of all ... Anterior wall STEMI ... Cardiogenic shock, ECG ... CathLab #clinical #cardiology