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De Winter T Wave ECG Pattern 
STEMI Equivalent - Left anterior descending (LAD) occlusion 

1) Upsloping
Pattern STEMI ... anterior descending (LAD ... ) occlusion ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #Criteria
Here’s an ECG of a patient with 100% Acute LAD Occlusion

Remember that RBBB normally has ST
with 100% Acute LAD ... Occlusion Remember ... STEMI Criteria misses ... @EM_RESUS #LAD ... #Clinical #Cardiology
Lead aVR on EKG
Lead aVR can provide some unique insight into 5 different conditions:

 - Acute
Lead aVR on EKG ... from SVT with aberrancy ... using the Vereckei criteria ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #EKG #ECG #Lead
3 ECG patterns for Acute Occlusion MI (OMI) without meeting ST elevation criteria
 • Posterior MI
Acute Occlusion ... without meeting ST ... elevation criteria ... MyocardialInfarction #OMI #STEMI ... equivalent #diagnosis #cardiology
Morphological Criteria for Discriminating Ventricular Tachycardia from Supraventricular Tachycardia with Aberration

Source Article: Wide Complex Tachycardia –
Morphological Criteria ... Tachycardia #Aberration #Aberrancy ... #Cardiology #ECG ... #VTach #SVT #Differences ... #Comparison #Brugada
VT versus SVT with Aberration - Interpretation Cheat Sheet

Features favouring VT
● Absence of typical RBBB or
100 ms in any V lead ... Morphology criteria ... #Aberration #Aberrancy ... #Comparison #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology
High Lateral STEMI - D1 of LAD

There is transmural injury isolated to I & aVL. These
High Lateral STEMI ... similar but this ST ... 100% proximal occlusion ... #Diagonal1 #ECG ... #Cardiology #Clinical
DETROIT CARDIOGENIC SHOCK INITIATIVE ALGORITHM

INCLUSION CRITERIA
Acute Myocardial Infarction
 Ischemic Symptoms
 EKG and/or biomarker evidence of AMI
CRITERIA Acute ... Ischemic Symptoms  EKG ... evidence of AMI (STEMI ... ACTIVATE CATH LAB ... Initiative #Management #Cardiology
Modified Sgarbossa Criteria - Diagnostic Checklist for diagnosing MI in LBBB or Pacemaker
1) Identify LBBB or
Modified Sgarbossa Criteria ... Discordance" = ST ... - Suspect STEMI ... electrocardiogram #ecg ... #cardiology #lbbb
ECGofTheDay - What is the most likely diagnosis? What is this finding called? 

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The combination of
combination of ST ... in 2% of acute LAD ... occlusion. ... be considered a STEMI ... MusaSharkawi #Clinical #Cardiology