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Morphological Criteria for Discriminating Ventricular Tachycardia from Supraventricular Tachycardia with Aberration

Source Article: Wide Complex Tachycardia –
Tachycardia #Aberration #Aberrancy ... #Cardiology #ECG ... #VTach #SVT #Differences ... #Comparison #Brugada ... #Algorithm
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
De Winter T Wave ECG Pattern 
STEMI Equivalent - Left anterior descending (LAD) occlusion 

1) Upsloping
Pattern STEMI ... anterior descending (LAD ... DeWinter #TWaves #ECG ... #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 ... STEMI Criteria misses ... @EM_RESUS #LAD ... Occlusion #Total #ECG ... #Clinical #Cardiology
VT versus SVT with Aberration - Interpretation Cheat Sheet

Features favouring VT
● Absence of typical RBBB or
Brugada algorithm ... Morphology criteria ... #Aberration #Aberrancy ... #Comparison #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology
DETROIT CARDIOGENIC SHOCK INITIATIVE ALGORITHM

INCLUSION CRITERIA
Acute Myocardial Infarction
 Ischemic Symptoms
 EKG and/or biomarker evidence of AMI
SHOCK INITIATIVE ALGORITHM ... INCLUSION CRITERIA ... Ischemic Symptoms  EKG ... 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
Myocardial infarction localization. A 12 lead EKG creates a 360 degree view of the electrical activity
A 12 lead EKG creates ... V1 & V2 sit over ... #STEMI #Localization ... EinthovenTriangle #Cardiac ... EmergencyMedicine #Cardiology
Modified Sgarbossa Positive ECG

Interestingly, the ECG for this case report shows development of conventional STEMI criteria
of conventional STEMI ... criteria in the ... complex 10 in lead ... V6 has ST elevation ... Electrocardiogram #Clinical #Cardiology