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Suspected ACS - OMI vs STEMI - Differential Algorithm

The name STEMI cognitively inspires EPs to fail
OMI vs STEMI - Differential ... segment is the only ECG ... #OMI #STEMI #Differential ... #Algorithm #cardiology ... myocardial #infarction #diagnosis
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
- Ischemia MI ... = Biomarkers + ECG ... #EKG #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology ... Interpretation #differential
Osborn (J Wave)

Etiology 
• Hypothermia (below 320C / SOOF) 
• Normal variant 
• Hypercalcemia 
• Neurological
fibrillation Clinical ... No prognostic value ... Osborn #JWave #Diagnosis ... #Differential # ... Cardiology #EKG
Acute Inferoposterior Wall MI With Complete AV Block #Clinical #Cardiology #MedStudent #EKG #Inferoposterior #STEMI #AVBlock #ECGEducator
Inferoposterior Wall MI ... Complete AV Block #Clinical ... #Cardiology #MedStudent ... #EKG #Inferoposterior ... #STEMI #AVBlock
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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Myocarditis Diagnosis ... Cardiovascular MRI ... Clinical • ... gallop • Abnormal ECG ... #Management #Cardiology
Focal Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy on Ventriculogram Angiography 

55 year old, severe chest pain after death of close
close relative, ECG ... diagnosis was STEMI ... base and apex as ... Ventriculogram #Angiogram #clinical ... #cardiology #cathlab
Myocarditis - Diagnosis and Causes
 • Clinical presentation: Pseudo-acute coronary syndrome, Cardiac failure <3 rnonths, Cardiogenic
and Causes • Clinical ... Paraclinical assessment: EKG ... pericarditis • Rule out differential ... #Myocarditis #differential ... #cardiology #MRI
Pericarditis on EKG
Stage 1 - Widespread ST elevation (<5mm) and PR depression; In aVR: ST depression
Can also be seen ... in acute MI ... #ECG #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #diagnosis ... #clinical
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
85% of predicted value ... : EKG ($), ECHO ... ($$$), PET CT/MRI ... Stress #Testing #cardiology ... #management #diagnosis
Wellens' Sign: LAD-T Wave Inversion 
Life threatening T wave inversions in precordial leads. Often V2-V3 
Specific
Specific for critical ... anterior wall MI ... without chest pain, as ... #ECG #Electrocardiogram ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology