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Proximal LAD STEMI on EKG

Pt required pressors to get to PCI.

Eric Abrams, MD @eabramsMD

#Proximal #LAD #STEMI
Proximal LAD STEMI ... #STEMI #EKG #ECG ... #clinical #cardiology ... #Electrocardiogram ... #Anterior
De Winter T Wave ECG Pattern 
STEMI Equivalent - Left anterior descending (LAD) occlusion 

1) Upsloping
Pattern STEMI ... Equivalent - Left anterior ... descending (LAD ... ST elevation in aVR ... #EKG #Electrocardiogram
Lead AVR on ECG
1. Acute myocardial infarction: ST elevation > 1.5 mm in aVR, indicative of
Lead AVR on ECG ... artery (LMCA). left anterior ... findings: Sinus ... • Predictor of arrhythmia ... #electrocardiogram
Myocardial infarction localization. A 12 lead EKG creates a 360 degree view of the electrical activity
A 12 lead EKG creates ... leads), I & aVL ... contiguous I, aVL ... #EKG #diagram #Electrocardiogram ... #STEMI #Localization
Normal Sinus Rhythm - ECG Diagnosis
Normal sinus rhythm (NSR) is an impulse that originates in the
leads III and aVL ... leads V4-V6 (in 12-lead ... SinusRhythm #nsr #cardiology ... #diagnosis #ekg ... #ecg #electrocardiogram
Left Anterior Fascicular Block on EKG
 • Left axis deviation (LAD) (-45 degrees to -90 degrees)
Left Anterior Fascicular ... axis deviation (LAD ... in leads I and aVL ... Block #diagnosis #cardiology ... #EKG #ECG #Electrocardiogram
De Winter T-Waves on EKG
 - Anterior OMI
 - 2% of left anterior descending occlusions
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- Anterior OMI ... before or after STEMI ... ST elevation in aVR ... #ECG #Electrocardiogram ... #diagnosis #cardiology
The 4 Variants of Sinus Arrhythmia
Phasic Sinus Arrhythmia:
 • The rate increases with respiration and decreases
Sinus Arrhythmia ... the presence of AV ... Sinus #Arrhythmia ... #cardiology #diagnosis ... #ekg #ecg #electrocardiogram
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
- proximal LAD ... wave inversion in avL ... - early inferior ... #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #STEMI
Wraparound LAD STEMI on EKG
47 year old with chest pain. Ectopic atrial rhythm with ST elevations.
Wraparound LAD STEMI ... The mother of all ... a PFO during a bowel ... #STEMI #EKG #clinical ... #cardiology #electrocardiogram