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Cardiac arrest, defibrillated, diffuse ST depression and ST Elevation in aVR. Why?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Again, it is common to have an ECG that shows apparent subendocardial ischemia after resuscitation from cardiac arrest, after defibrillation, and after cardioversion. and repeat the ECG, to see if the apparent ischemia persists. Much depends on the post resuscitation ECG and its evolution shortly after defibrillation.

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Middle Aged Woman with Asystolic Cardiac Arrest, Resuscitated: Cath Lab?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

She was never seen to be in ventricular fibrillation and was never defibrillated. This ECG is diagnostic of diffuse subendocardial ischemia. We studied this and published the abstract below in 2010. Chicago November 2010. Medics found her apneic and pulseless, began CPR, and she was found to be in asystole.