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Algorithm for choosing the appropriate candidate for stress testing in patients with suspected coronary artery disease
artery disease (CAD ... it is based on ACC ... evaluation of stable angina ... #ACS #stresstest ... #CAD
Vasospastic (Prinzmetal) Angina
Definition / Epidemiology:
 • Rest angina attributed to coronary artery vasospasm.
 • Patients often
Vasospastic (Prinzmetal) Angina ... younger than other ACS ... pain • Episodes can ... • Can perform ... #cardiology #diagnosis
Progression of EKG changes in ACS
 • Hyperacute T waves
 • ST depression and T waves
EKG changes in ACS ... Progression #EKG #ACS ... #ECG #electrocardiogram ... #Timeline #cardiology
The electrocardiogram in the ACS patient: high-risk electrocardiographic presentations lacking anatomically oriented ST-segment elevation

#Diagnosis #Cardiology #ECG
The electrocardiogram ... in the ACS patient ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Acute Coronary Syndrome - Management Algorithm
 • STEMI
 • NSTEMI (Troponin Positive) / Unstable Angina (UA,
Positive) / Unstable Angina ... Coronary #Syndrome #ACS ... Management #Algorithm #cardiology
Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) Definitions - Stable Angina, Unstable Angina, NSTEMI, STEMI
1 STABLE ANGINA - Angina
Coronary Syndrome (ACS ... , Unstable Angina ... STEMI 1 STABLE ANGINA ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #ACS #Unstable
Chest Pain / ACS Evaluation Algorithm
Algorithm that attempts to the use history taking (guided by LRs),
Chest Pain / ACS ... to identifying ACS ... #ChestPain #ACS ... diagnosis #Algorithm #cardiology ... #Angina
Wellens' Sign: LAD-T Wave Inversion 
Life threatening T wave inversions in precordial leads. Often V2-V3 
Specific
Wellens' Sign: LAD-T ... with history of angina ... without chest pain, as ... Sign #EKG #ECG #Electrocardiogram ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
ISCHEMIA Trial - Management Algorithm for patients with Stable Angina

Stress Test -> ? +moderate or severe
patients with Stable Angina ... coronary syndrome (ACS ... ISCHEMIA #Stable #Angina ... Management #Algorithm #Cardiology
Wellens Syndrome on EKG
Associated with a critical stenosis of the proximal LAD, suggestive of impending infarction
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of the proximal LAD ... history of recent angina ... Syndrome #EKG #ecg #cardiology ... #electrocardiogram