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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
Inpatient Cath Lab Indications
Cath Lab ASAP:
STEMI
NSTEMI:
1. Unstable/cardiogenic shock
2. Severe LV dysfunction or
3. Recurrent/persistent rest angina despite
Cath Lab ASAP: STEMI ... low (1-2) risk, +ECG ... #Inpatient #CathLab ... #Indications #Cardiac ... catheterization #cardiology
Suspected ACS - OMI vs STEMI - Differential Algorithm

The name STEMI cognitively inspires EPs to fail
Suspected ACS - OMI vs STEMI ... believe that the ST ... segment is the only ECG ... Differential #Algorithm #cardiology ... infarction #diagnosis #coronary
LAD Coronary Artery Dissection on POCUS

Severe CP x 1 hour, Ant/Sept STEMI on EKG.  ED
LAD Coronary Artery ... Dissection on POCUS ... hour, Ant/Sept STEMI ... on EKG. ... PSAX #Clinical #Cardiology
In July 2015 the ACC/AHA proposed and published an algorithm to help stratify cardiac arrest patients
help stratify cardiac ... activation for coronary ... ROSC #Comatose #CathLab ... #NSTEMI #Activation ... Stratfication #Management #Cardiology
DETROIT CARDIOGENIC SHOCK INITIATIVE ALGORITHM

INCLUSION CRITERIA
Acute Myocardial Infarction
 Ischemic Symptoms
 EKG and/or biomarker evidence of AMI
Ischemic Symptoms  EKG ... evidence of AMI (STEMI ... Fick calculated cardiac ... IF LVEDP >15 or Cardiac ... Initiative #Management #Cardiology
EKG with Cerebral T Waves in Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

ECG of a 45-year-old man who suddenly collapsed to
the ground in cardiac ... These ECG changes ... There are ST deviations ... which often mimic coronary ... Hemorrhage #SAH #Cardiology
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
Wraparound LAD STEMI on Cardiac Cath
47 year old with chest pain. Ectopic atrial rhythm with ST
Wraparound LAD STEMI ... on Cardiac Cath ... atrial rhythm with ST ... #clinical #cardiology ... #CardiacCath #CathLab
Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump (IABP)

Intra-aortic balloon counter-pulsation is a method of invasive hemodynamic support. A catheter is
sync with the cardiac ... stroke volume (SV ... IABP improves coronary ... • Triggers (EKG ... diagnosis #management #cardiology