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ST segment elevation in acute myocardial ischemia

ST segment elevations with straight (horizontal, upsloping or downsloping) or
ST segment elevation ... ST segment elevations ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #ECG #EKG #STEMI ... #STElevation #Ischemic
De Winter T Wave ECG Pattern 
STEMI Equivalent - Left anterior descending (LAD) occlusion 

1) Upsloping
Pattern STEMI ... ) Upsloping ST elevation ... precordial leads #DeWinter ... #TWaves #ECG #EKG ... Electrocardiogram #Diagnosis
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia ... Miss Signs of Ischemia ... bigger than QRS - deWinter ... in V1, unless LBBB ... #ECG #EKG #diagnosis
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
of ST Segment Elevation ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Framework STEMI ... morphology similar to LBBB ... blocking drugs #STElevation
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 ... Team @FOAMfrat #DeWinter ... #TWaves #EKG #ECG ... Electrocardiogram #diagnosis
De Winter T Wave on ECG

Diagnostic Criteria
 - Tall, prominent, symmetric T waves in the precordial
Diagnostic Criteria ... Absence of ST elevation ... - ST segment elevation ... aVR - “Normal” STEMI ... pattern #DeWinter
STEMI Equivalents on ECG
 • Conventional STEMI - Elevation of ST segment at (or 40-60 ms
STEMI - Elevation ... with 1-2 mm ST elevation ... deviation) • Acute ischemia ... in LVH - ST elevation ... #EKG #diagnosis
Modified Sgarbossa Criteria for diagnosing STEMI in the presence of a LBBB If there is concordant
Sgarbossa Criteria for diagnosing ... STEMI in the presence ... of a LBBB If there ... discordant ST elevation ... > 0.25 S #Diagnosis