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Visual Abstracts Increase Article Dissemination: 
a prospective, case-control crossover study 

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28448382

- Andrew M. Ibrahim MD
@AndrewMIbrahim

#EBM #VisualAbstract
Dissemination #Retweets ... #Impressions #Reads
Localization of MI by ECG Leads #Diagnosis #EM #IM #Cardiology #EKG #Localization #Leads
Localization of MI by ECG Leads ... #Localization #Leads
Myocardial infarction localization. A 12 lead EKG creates a 360 degree view of the electrical activity
Contiguous leads ... heart (inferior leads ... heart (lateral leads ... called septal leads ... heart (lateral leads
Progression of EKG changes in Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS)
Hyperacute T waves:
 • Broad-based and symmetrical, usually
two contiguous leads ... two contiguous leads ... two contiguous leads ... points: • In leads ... : 0.1 mV • In leads
Inferior STEMI with Reciprocal Changes in Lateral Leads

#Inferior #STEMI #EKG #ECG #cardiology #electrocardiogram #ReciprocalChanges
Changes in Lateral Leads
ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI)

Criteria:
• New ST-segment elevation at the J point in 2 contiguous leads
in 2 contiguous leads ... > 1 mm in all leads ... • In leads V2-
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
relation to ECG leads ... Right Precordial Leads ... ) +/- Inferior Leads ... Right Precordial Leads
Normal Sinus Rhythm - ECG Diagnosis
Normal sinus rhythm (NSR) is an impulse that originates in the
• upright P in leads ... • variable in leads ... • upright in leads ... positive-negative) in leads
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
PPD • Opposing leads ... in anteroseptal leads ... aVL, when limb leads ... wave in lateral leads ... time > 60ms in leads
STEMI Equivalents on ECG
 • Conventional STEMI - Elevation of ST segment at (or 40-60 ms
in any of the leads ... in any of the leads ... discordant QRS complex (leads ... in 3 contiguous leads ... in the anterior leads