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Inpatient Cath Lab Indications
Cath Lab ASAP:
STEMI
NSTEMI:
1. Unstable/cardiogenic shock
2. Severe LV dysfunction or
3. Recurrent/persistent rest angina despite
ASAP: STEMI NSTEMI ... low (1-2) risk, +ECG ... #Inpatient #CathLab ... #Indications #Cardiac ... catheterization #cardiology
Here’s an ECG of a patient with 100% Acute LAD Occlusion

Remember that RBBB normally has ST
Here’s an ECG of ... with 100% Acute LAD ... STEMI Criteria misses ... @EM_RESUS #LAD ... #Clinical #Cardiology
Wraparound LAD on Cardiac Catheterization

Answer: Proximal “Wraparound” LAD

Here’s a beautiful angiogram shot after reperfusion. Follow the
Cardiac Catheterization ... exactly why the ECG ... #Cardiac #Catheterization ... #CathLab #cardiology ... #clinical #fluoroscopy
Wraparound LAD STEMI on Cardiac Cath
47 year old with chest pain. Ectopic atrial rhythm with ST
Wraparound LAD STEMI ... on Cardiac Cath ... #STEMI #clinical ... #cardiology #CardiacCath ... #CathLab #fluoroscopy
In July 2015 the ACC/AHA proposed and published an algorithm to help stratify cardiac arrest patients
help stratify cardiac ... emergent cath lab ... ROSC #Comatose #CathLab ... #NSTEMI #Activation ... Stratfication #Management #Cardiology
Wraparound LAD STEMI on EKG
47 year old with chest pain. Ectopic atrial rhythm with ST elevations.
Wraparound LAD STEMI ... atrial rhythm with ST ... #STEMI #EKG #clinical ... #cardiology #electrocardiogram ... #ecg
Hyperkalemia EKG - K of 8.5

Here’s an #ECG of a man with ROSC after cardiac arrest

Computer
8.5 Here’s an #ECG ... with ROSC after cardiac ... Computer is calling STEMI ... classic “Pseudo-STEMI ... #Cardiology #Clinical
Left Main Coronary Artery Thrombus seen on Angiography

“Mother of all coronary thrombi”.  55 year old
Anterior wall STEMI ... Cardiogenic shock, ECG ... in shock with VT ... LMCA #Angiogram #CathLab ... #clinical #cardiology
Proximal LAD Obstruction on Cardiac Catheterization

Here’s a great shot of the vessel being opened up at
on Cardiac Catheterization ... #Obstruction #Cardiac ... Catheterization #Cathlab ... #Fluoroscopy #cardiology ... #clinical #STEMI
High Lateral STEMI - D1 of LAD

There is transmural injury isolated to I & aVL. These
High Lateral STEMI ... similar but this ST ... @EM_RESUS #STEMI ... #Diagonal1 #ECG ... #Cardiology #Clinical