Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

APRIL 24, 2015

Again, it is common to have an ECG that shows apparent subendocardial ischemia after resuscitation from cardiac arrest, after defibrillation, and after cardioversion. We found that 38% of out of hospital ventricular fibrillation was due to STEMI. Much depends on the post resuscitation ECG and its evolution shortly after defibrillation.

Cardiac Arrest 52

Cardiac Arrest Defibrillator Atrial Fibrillation Ischemia 52

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JUNE 27, 2024

A patient had a cardiac arrest with ventricular fibrillation and was successfully defibrillated. COACT: The COACT trial was fatally flawed, and because of it, many cardiologists are convinced that if there are no STEMI criteria, the patient does not need to go to the cath lab. Lemkes JS, Janssens GN, van der Hoeven NW, et al.

Defibrillator 113

Defibrillator Cardiac Arrest STEMI Chest Pain 113

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2013

She was never seen to be in ventricular fibrillation and was never defibrillated. Note that they finally have laid to rest the new or presumably new LBBB as a criteria for STEMI. Note that they finally have laid to rest the new or presumably new LBBB as a criteria for STEMI. Chicago November 2010. BP gradually rose.

Cardiac Arrest 52

Cardiac Arrest STEMI Hemorrhage Hospital 52