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Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) Definitions - Stable Angina, Unstable Angina, NSTEMI, STEMI
1 STABLE ANGINA - Angina
Unstable Angina, NSTEMI ... , STEMI 1 STABLE ... . 4 STEMI - ... A STEMI is characterized ... is reflected by ECG
Distinguishing Between Benign Early repolarization vs STEMI on EKG
#Diagnosis #Cardiology #ECG #EKG #Repolarization #STEMI #Comparison #Table
repolarization vs STEMI ... on EKG #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #ECG ... #STEMI #Comparison ... #Table #ALiEM
Inpatient Cath Lab Indications
Cath Lab ASAP:
STEMI
NSTEMI:
1. Unstable/cardiogenic shock
2. Severe LV dysfunction or
3. Recurrent/persistent rest angina despite
Cath Lab ASAP: STEMI ... NSTEMI: 1. ... low (1-2) risk, +ECG ... #Inpatient #CathLab ... catheterization #cardiology
Suspected ACS - OMI vs STEMI - Differential Algorithm

The name STEMI cognitively inspires EPs to fail
OMI vs STEMI - Differential ... Algorithm The name STEMI ... segment is the only ECG ... #OMI #STEMI #Differential ... #Algorithm #cardiology
Left Main Coronary Artery Thrombus seen on Angiography

“Mother of all coronary thrombi”.  55 year old
Anterior wall STEMI ... Cardiogenic shock, ECG ... established, but died on table ... LMCA #Angiogram #CathLab ... #clinical #cardiology
Focal Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy on Ventriculogram Angiography 

55 year old, severe chest pain after death of close
year old, severe chest ... close relative, ECG ... diagnosis was STEMI ... Angiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #cathlab #fluoroscopy
Differentiating type-I vs. type-II MI

Sorting this out is difficult, often relying heavily on clinical judgement.

A key
the severity of myocardial ... give someone 500 mcg ... The table below ... Type2 #Definition #NSTEMI ... #Comparison #Table
DETROIT CARDIOGENIC SHOCK INITIATIVE ALGORITHM

INCLUSION CRITERIA
Acute Myocardial Infarction
 Ischemic Symptoms
 EKG and/or biomarker evidence of AMI
CRITERIA Acute Myocardial ... Ischemic Symptoms  EKG ... evidence of AMI (STEMI ... or NSTEMI) Cardiogenic ... Initiative #Management #Cardiology
Wraparound LAD STEMI on EKG
47 year old with chest pain. Ectopic atrial rhythm with ST elevations.
Wraparound LAD STEMI ... old with chest ... Wraparound #LAD #STEMI ... #cardiology #electrocardiogram ... #ecg
STEMI Equivalents on ECG
 • Conventional STEMI - Elevation of ST segment at (or 40-60 ms
STEMI Equivalents ... STEMI - Elevation ... aVR • Posterior STEMI ... anterior leads) #STEMI ... #differential #cardiology