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Left Main Coronary Artery Occlusion on ECG

- aVR ST segment elevation > 1 mm 
- aVR
Coronary Artery Occlusion ... LeftMain #Coronary #Occlusion ... #Artery #ECG #EKG ... #Diagnosis #Electrocardiogram ... #Cardiology #Criteria
Morphological Criteria for Discriminating Ventricular Tachycardia from Supraventricular Tachycardia with Aberration

Source Article: Wide Complex Tachycardia –
Morphological Criteria ... Distinguishing #Criteria ... #Cardiology #ECG ... #EKG #Electrocardiogram ... #VTach #SVT #Differences
Lead aVR on EKG
Lead aVR can provide some unique insight into 5 different conditions:

 - Acute
- Acute MI - Pericarditis ... narrow complex tachycardias ... from SVT with aberrancy ... in wide complex tachycardias ... using the Vereckei criteria
Lead AVR on ECG
1. Acute myocardial infarction: ST elevation > 1.5 mm in aVR, indicative of
Pericarditis: PR ... tachycardia (SVT ... • Vereckei criteria ... than Brugada criteria ... #electrocardiogram
3 ECG patterns for Acute Occlusion MI (OMI) without meeting ST elevation criteria
 • Posterior MI
Acute Occlusion ... without meeting ST ... elevation criteria ... diagnosis #cardiology #electrocardiogram ... #ecg #ekg
De Winter T Wave ECG Pattern 
STEMI Equivalent - Left anterior descending (LAD) occlusion 

1) Upsloping
descending (LAD) occlusion ... 1) Upsloping ST ... (>= 1 mm) 2) ST ... #EKG #Electrocardiogram ... Diagnosis #Cardiology #Criteria
Here’s an ECG of a patient with 100% Acute LAD Occlusion

Remember that RBBB normally has ST
100% Acute LAD Occlusion ... STEMI Criteria misses ... EM_RESUS #LAD #Occlusion ... #Total #ECG #EKG ... #Electrocardiogram
ECG changes in Pulmonary Embolism
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Sinus tachycardia 
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Complete or incomplete RBBB 
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ECG changes in Pulmonary ... Embolism - Sinus tachycardia ... Non-specific ST ... - #Pulmonary ... AcutePE #HighRisk #Electrocardiogram
#EKG taken on a patient with an acute pulmonary embolism with right heart strain showing tachycardia,
with an acute pulmonary ... strain showing tachycardia ... branch block, ST ... criticalcare #cardiology #ECG ... #Electrocardiogram
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
EKG in Acute Pulmonary ... Drive: • Sinus Tachycardia ... in relation to ECG ... #EKG #Pulmonary ... diagnosis #cardiology #electrocardiogram