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ST Elevation MI Criteria 
#Diagnosis #Cardiology #ECG #EKG #STEMI #STElevationMI #Criteria #FOAMCast
ST Elevation MI ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #ECG #EKG #STEMI ... #STElevationMI
Left Main Coronary Artery Occlusion on ECG

- aVR ST segment elevation > 1 mm 
- aVR
Left Main Coronary ... Artery Occlusion on ECG ... elevation > ST ... #LeftMain #Coronary ... Electrocardiogram #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
low (1-2) risk, +ECG ... #Inpatient #CathLab ... #Indications #Cardiac ... #catheterization ... #cardiology
The electrocardiogram in the ACS patient: high-risk electrocardiographic presentations lacking anatomically oriented ST-segment elevation

#Diagnosis #Cardiology #ECG
anatomically oriented ST-segment ... elevation #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #ECG ... #EKG #STEMI #Equivalents
3 ECG patterns for Acute Occlusion MI (OMI) without meeting ST elevation criteria
 • Posterior MI
without meeting ST ... elevation criteria ... MyocardialInfarction #OMI #STEMI ... equivalent #diagnosis #cardiology ... electrocardiogram #ecg
De Winter T Wave ECG Pattern 
STEMI Equivalent - Left anterior descending (LAD) occlusion 

1) Upsloping
Pattern STEMI ... 1) Upsloping ST ... elevation in aVR ... (>= 1 mm) 2) ST ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Owing to the morbidity and need for urgent treatment, STEMI is the default diagnosis is patients
urgent treatment, STEMI ... patients with ST ... features of the EKG ... : #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #EKG #ECG #STElevation
Differential Diagnosis for ST Segment Elevations
 - ACUTE STEMI 
 - PULMONARY EMBOLISM 
 - LBBB
Diagnosis for ST ... Elevations - ACUTE STEMI ... SYNDROME) - CORONARY ... #STSegment #STElevation ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Here’s an ECG of a patient with 100% Acute LAD Occlusion

Remember that RBBB normally has ST
Here’s an ECG of ... So ANY ST Elevation ... STEMI Criteria misses ... Occlusion #Total #ECG ... #Clinical #Cardiology
Wraparound LAD on Cardiac Catheterization

Answer: Proximal “Wraparound” LAD

Here’s a beautiful angiogram shot after reperfusion. Follow the
Wraparound LAD on Cardiac ... Catheterization ... exactly why the ECG ... #Catheterization ... #CathLab #cardiology