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Left Main Coronary Artery Occlusion on ECG

- aVR ST segment elevation > 1 mm 
- aVR
Left Main Coronary ... Artery Occlusion ... on ECG - aVR ... #Artery #ECG #EKG ... Electrocardiogram #Cardiology
De Winter T Wave ECG Pattern 
STEMI Equivalent - Left anterior descending (LAD) occlusion 

1) Upsloping
Winter T Wave ECG ... Pattern STEMI ... Equivalent - Left ... DeWinter #TWaves #ECG ... #EKG #Electrocardiogram
De Winter T-Waves on EKG
 - Anterior OMI
 - 2% of left anterior descending occlusions
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Winter T-Waves on EKG ... Anterior OMI - 2% of left ... STEMI - look for ... DeWinter #TWaves #EKG ... #ECG #Electrocardiogram
Note there is ST depression in aVR, a true sign of Left Main occlusion.  Many
Main occlusion. ... aVR is a good ECG ... occlusion. ... #Clinical #EM #IM ... #Cardiology #EKG
Suspected ACS - OMI vs STEMI - Differential Algorithm

The name STEMI cognitively inspires EPs to fail
- Differential Algorithm ... segment is the only ECG ... predictive of occlusion ... #Differential #Algorithm ... #cardiology #occlusionMI
Wraparound LAD STEMI on EKG
47 year old with chest pain. Ectopic atrial rhythm with ST elevations.
on EKG 47 year ... What's the culprit artery ... a PFO during a bowel ... #EKG #clinical ... #ecg
Left Main Coronary Artery Thrombus seen on Angiography

“Mother of all coronary thrombi”.  55 year old
Artery Thrombus ... Anterior wall STEMI ... Cardiogenic shock, ECG ... main occlusion, ... CathLab #clinical #cardiology
DETROIT CARDIOGENIC SHOCK INITIATIVE ALGORITHM

INCLUSION CRITERIA
Acute Myocardial Infarction
 Ischemic Symptoms
 EKG and/or biomarker evidence of AMI
CARDIOGENIC SHOCK INITIATIVE ... ALGORITHM INCLUSION ... Ischemic Symptoms  EKG ... evidence of AMI (STEMI ... #DCSI #Initiative
The ECG shows ST elevation (STE) across the precordium, highest in V2 and V3. There are
The ECG shows ST ... Persistent STE after ... also known as "left ... morphology") #Clinical #EM ... #Cardiology #EKG
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
level <100 pg/ml EKG ... size • Normal left ... function Pulmonary-Artery ... pulmonary edema • Bowel ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology