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ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI)

Criteria:
• New ST-segment elevation at the J point in 2 contiguous leads
ST Elevation Myocardial ... Infarction (STEMI ... leads other than V2 ... • In leads V2- ... #Infarction #STEMI
Causes of ST Elevation in ECG

#STElevation #STEMI #ECG #EKG #Electrocardiogram #Causes #Differential #ABCHELP #Mnemonic
Causes of ST Elevation ... in ECG #STElevation ... #STEMI #ECG #EKG
STEMI Equivalents on ECG
 • Conventional STEMI - Elevation of ST segment at (or 40-60 ms
STEMI Equivalents ... • Conventional STEMI ... • Posterior STEMI ... a tall R in V1/V2 ... S ratio > 1 in V2
ST segment elevation in acute myocardial ischemia

ST segment elevations with straight (horizontal, upsloping or downsloping) or
ST segment elevation ... segment elevations ... elevations, on ... elevations are ... Cardiology #ECG #EKG #STEMI
Reperfusion Management of Myocardial Infarction with ST-segment Elevation (STEMI)

#STEMI #PCI #Fibrinolysis #Transfer #Reperfusion #Algorithm #Timeline #Cardiology
Infarction with ST-segment ... Elevation (STEMI ... ) #STEMI #PCI ... #Reperfusion #Algorithm
De Winter T-Waves on EKG
 - Anterior OMI
 - 2% of left anterior descending occlusions
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before or after STEMI ... - look for ST ... elevation in aVR ... waves - Upsloping ST ... point usually V2
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
Diagnosis Framework STEMI ... anteroseptal leads (V2 ... rSR' in V1 and V2 ... and V2 typically ... #ST #STEMI #Segment
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
new/old infarct STEMI ... 0.5mm downgoing ST ... big R or R/S>I STEMI ... line; upsloping ST ... - R/S >1 or ST
Sgarbossa Criteria A - Concordant ST segment elevation of >1m, in any lead | Sgarbossa Criteria
A - Concordant ST ... segment elevation ... B - Concordant ST ... 1mm in leads V1, V2 ... segment elevation
Differential Diagnosis for ST Segment Elevations
 - ACUTE STEMI 
 - PULMONARY EMBOLISM 
 - LBBB
Diagnosis for ST ... Segment Elevations ... - ACUTE STEMI ... #STSegment #STElevation ... #STEMI #Differential