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Left Main Coronary Artery Occlusion on ECG

- aVR ST segment elevation > 1 mm 
- aVR
Coronary Artery Occlusion ... on ECG - aVR ... LeftMain #Coronary #Occlusion ... #Diagnosis #Electrocardiogram ... #Cardiology #Criteria
3 ECG patterns for Acute Occlusion MI (OMI) without meeting ST elevation criteria
 • Posterior MI
Acute Occlusion ... meeting ST elevation criteria ... equivalent #diagnosis #cardiology ... #electrocardiogram ... #ecg #ekg
Second Degree Heart Block, Mobitz Type II

• p waves are normal 
• QRS complexes are usually
block is below the AV ... generally in the His-Purkinje ... #SecondDegree #HeartBlock ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #EKG #ECG #Electrocardiogram
Second Degree Heart Block, Mobitz Type I (Wenckebach)

P waves and QRS complexes are normal but... 
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always within the AV ... #SecondDegree #HeartBlock ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #EKG #ECG #Electrocardiogram
De Winter T Wave ECG Pattern 
STEMI Equivalent - Left anterior descending (LAD) occlusion 

1) Upsloping
Winter T Wave ECG ... descending (LAD) occlusion ... #EKG #Electrocardiogram ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #Criteria
Here’s an ECG of a patient with 100% Acute LAD Occlusion

Remember that RBBB normally has ST
RBBB normally has ... STEMI Criteria misses ... #Total #ECG #EKG ... #Electrocardiogram ... #Clinical #Cardiology
Suspected ACS - OMI vs STEMI - Differential Algorithm

The name STEMI cognitively inspires EPs to fail
cognitively inspires EPs ... segment is the only ECG ... predictive of occlusion ... Differential #Algorithm #cardiology ... #occlusionMI #myocardial
Summary of Heart Blocks
1st Degree Heart Block:
 • Prolonged PR >200ms (5 small squares).
 • Narrow
Degree, Mobitz II HeartBlock ... • Block in AV ... (block beyond AV ... #electrocardiogram ... #ecg #cardiology
Atrioventricular (AV) Blocks

First Degree AV Block - "If your R is far from your P than
node (His bundle ... Blocks #heart #heartblock ... #cardiology #ecg ... #ekg #diagnosis ... #electrocardiogram
Lead AVR on ECG
1. Acute myocardial infarction: ST elevation > 1.5 mm in aVR, indicative of
Lead AVR on ECG ... • LMCA clusvon has ... • Vereckei criteria ... #electrocardiogram ... #differential #cardiology