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ECG findings - Brugada Syndrome - 3 Types 

#Diagnosis #Cardiology #ECG #EKG #Brugada #Syndrome #Table #Types
ECG findings - Brugada ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #ECG #EKG #Brugada ... #Syndrome #Table ... Types #Morphology #ALiEM
Distinguishing Between Benign Early repolarization vs STEMI on EKG
#Diagnosis #Cardiology #ECG #EKG #Repolarization #STEMI #Comparison #Table
repolarization vs STEMI on EKG ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #ECG #EKG #Repolarization ... STEMI #Comparison #Table ... #ALiEM
Left Main Coronary Artery Thrombus seen on Angiography

“Mother of all coronary thrombi”.  55 year old
Left Main Coronary ... Cardiogenic shock, ECG ... established, but died on table ... LMCA #Angiogram #CathLab ... #clinical #cardiology
ISCHEMIA Trial - Management Algorithm for patients with Stable Angina

Stress Test -> ? +moderate or severe
ISCHEMIA Trial - Management ... severe ischemia -> Coronary ... not for acute coronary ... evaluation or management ... #Algorithm #Cardiology
In July 2015 the ACC/AHA proposed and published an algorithm to help stratify cardiac arrest patients
activation for coronary ... ROSC #Comatose #CathLab ... Stratfication #Management ... #Cardiology #CriticalCare
Vasospastic (Prinzmetal) Angina
Definition / Epidemiology:
 • Rest angina attributed to coronary artery vasospasm.
 • Patients often
attributed to coronary ... of epicardial coronary ... changes on tele/ECG ... Prinzmetal #Angina #cardiology ... #diagnosis #management
Inpatient Cath Lab Indications
Cath Lab ASAP:
STEMI
NSTEMI:
1. Unstable/cardiogenic shock
2. Severe LV dysfunction or
3. Recurrent/persistent rest angina despite
low (1-2) risk, +ECG ... Rx: NSTEMI/UA: stable ... #Inpatient #CathLab ... catheterization #cardiology
Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) Definitions - Stable Angina, Unstable Angina, NSTEMI, STEMI
1 STABLE ANGINA - Angina
Acute Coronary Syndrome ... Definitions - Stable ... is reflected by ECG ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... Text: The Only EKG
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
• They must be able ... muscle relaxation & coronary ... arrythmias Diagnostics: EKG ... Stress #Testing #cardiology ... #management #diagnosis
Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump (IABP)

Intra-aortic balloon counter-pulsation is a method of invasive hemodynamic support. A catheter is
diastole → increases coronary ... IABP improves coronary ... • Triggers (EKG ... Pump #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #criticalcare