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The electrocardiogram in the ACS patient: high-risk electrocardiographic presentations lacking anatomically oriented ST-segment elevation

#Diagnosis #Cardiology #ECG
anatomically oriented ST-segment ... elevation #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #ECG ... #EKG #STEMI #Equivalents
De Winter T Wave ECG Pattern 
STEMI Equivalent - Left anterior descending (LAD) occlusion 

1) Upsloping
Pattern STEMI ... Equivalent - Left ... 1) Upsloping ST ... (>= 1 mm) 2) ST ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
3 ECG patterns for Acute Occlusion MI (OMI) without meeting ST elevation criteria
 • Posterior MI
without meeting ST ... MyocardialInfarction #OMI #STEMI ... #equivalent #diagnosis ... #cardiology #electrocardiogram ... #ecg #ekg
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
Equivalents / Don't ... deWinter T waves - starts ... #EKG #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology ... #STEMI #Equivalents
STEMI Equivalents on ECG
 • Conventional STEMI - Elevation of ST segment at (or 40-60 ms
STEMI Equivalents ... point • De Winter syndrome ... #Equivalents #ECG ... #EKG #diagnosis ... #differential #cardiology
Suspected ACS - OMI vs STEMI - Differential Algorithm

The name STEMI cognitively inspires EPs to fail
believe that the ST ... segment is the only ECG ... Differential #Algorithm #cardiology ... myocardial #infarction #diagnosis ... #coronary #syndrome
Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) Definitions - Stable Angina, Unstable Angina, NSTEMI, STEMI
1 STABLE ANGINA - Angina
Acute Coronary Syndrome ... rapidly over a short ... - A STEMI is ... is reflected by ECG ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Approach to ECGs - Syncope Syndromes
Electrolytes
 • ↑K - brady, peak T, wide QRS, no P,
- Syncope Syndromes ... imitator" • ↓ K - ST ... long QT via long ST ... #ECG #EKG #Checklist ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Vasospastic (Prinzmetal) Angina
Definition / Epidemiology:
 • Rest angina attributed to coronary artery vasospasm.
 • Patients often
Vascular smooth ... associated with ST ... changes on tele/ECG ... perform provocative tests ... Prinzmetal #Angina #cardiology
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
- Differential Diagnosis ... Framework STEMI ... #STEMI #Segment ... #differential #diagnosis ... #cardiology #ecg