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Precordial ST depression. What is the diagnosis?

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Seventh , an immediate echocardiogram can make the distinction. Blackwell Publishing 2009. New electrocardiographic criteria for posterior wall acute myocardial ischemia validated by a percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty model of acute myocardial infarction. At lease 0.5 Am J Cardiol 2001;87(8):970-4.

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Diffuse Subendocardial Ischemia on the ECG. Left main? 3-vessel disease? No!

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A transthoracic echocardiogram showed an LV EF of less than 15%, critically severe aortic stenosis , severe LVH , and a small LV cavity. myocardial infarction), arrhythmias, valvular pathology, shunts, or outflow obstructions. NEJM 362(9):779; March 4, 2009. NEJM 362(9):779; March 4, 2009. 2015 Oct; 66(4):355-362.

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Large Transmural STEMI with Myocardial "Rupture" of Ventricular Septum

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An echocardiogram showed no hemopericardium, but did show a new small ventricular septal defect with left to right shunting. Appearance of abnormal Q waves early in the course of acute myocardial infarction: implications for efficacy of thrombolytic therapy. Apr 28, 2009. Armstrong PW et al.

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Subacute AnteroSeptal STEMI, With Persistent ST elevation and Upright T-waves

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An echocardiogram showed no hemopericardium, but D oppler showed a new small ventricular septal defect with left to right shunting. Appearance of abnormal Q waves early in the course of acute myocardial infarction: implications for efficacy of thrombolytic therapy. Apr 28, 2009. No resolution of ST elevation. Brunette D.

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Emergency Department Syncope Workup: After H and P, ECG is the Only Test Required for Every Patient.

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in 2010 EM Clinics of North America (full text link) For an Exhaustive Review of Syncope and its full management outside the ED environment, go to the 2009 European Society of Cardiology Guidelines (full text pdf). Yield of Diagnostic Tests in Evaluating Syncopal Episodes in Older Patients Arch Intern Med 2009 Jul 27; 169:1299-1305.