6 results
11 unforgettable ECG patterns strongly suggestive of coronary occlusion #Diagnosis #Cardiology #EKG #ECG #Patterns #Coronary #Occlusion
unforgettable ECG ... occlusion #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #EKG ... #Coronary #Occlusion ... DeWinter #Sgarbossa #STEMI
Suspected ACS - OMI vs STEMI - Differential Algorithm

The name STEMI cognitively inspires EPs to fail
- Differential Algorithm ... segment is the only ECG ... predictive of occlusion ... #cardiology #occlusionMI ... infarction #diagnosis #coronary
Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) Definitions - Stable Angina, Unstable Angina, NSTEMI, STEMI
1 STABLE ANGINA - Angina
Acute Coronary Syndrome ... causing partial occlusion ... causes partial occlusion ... characterized by complete occlusion ... is reflected by ECG
EKG - Anterolateral STEMI with Tombstones 

Here’s an impressive #ECG of a man with chest pain
STEMI with Tombstones ... 100% Proximal LAD Occlusion ... troponin to rule out Coronary ... Occlusion! ... #cardiology
Left Main Coronary Artery Thrombus seen on Angiography

“Mother of all coronary thrombi”.  55 year old
Left Main Coronary ... Anterior wall STEMI ... Cardiogenic shock, ECG ... predicted Left main occlusion ... CathLab #clinical #cardiology
DETROIT CARDIOGENIC SHOCK INITIATIVE ALGORITHM

INCLUSION CRITERIA
Acute Myocardial Infarction
 Ischemic Symptoms
 EKG and/or biomarker evidence of AMI
SHOCK INITIATIVE ALGORITHM ... INCLUSION CRITERIA ... Ischemic Symptoms  EKG ... evidence of AMI (STEMI ... Initiative #Management #Cardiology