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Precordial ST depression. What is the diagnosis?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Precordial ST depression may be subendocardial ischemia or posterior STEMI. If you thought it might be a posterior STEMI, then you might have ordered a posterior ECG [change leads V4-V6 around to the back (V7-V9)]. So there was 3-vessel disease, but with an acute posterior STEMI. Blackwell Publishing 2009.

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75 year old with 24 hours of chest pain, STEMI negative

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

STEMI negative : the EMS automated interpretation read, “STEMI negative. According to the STEMI paradigm, the patient doesn’t have an acute coronary occlusion and doesn't need emergent reperfusion, so the paramedics can bring them to the ED for assessment, without involving cardiologists. Inferior infarct, age undetermined.