Remove 2015 Remove Atrial Flutter Remove Myocardial Infarction
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A man in his 70s with acute chest pain and paced rhythm.

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American Heart Journal 170(6):1255-1264; December 2015. Diagnosis of Acute Myocardial Infarction in the Presence of Left Bundle Branch Block using the ST Elevation to S-Wave Ratio in a Modified Sgarbossa Rule. LAFB, atrial flutter, anterolateral STEMI(+) OMI. Derivation in LBBB: --> Smith SW.

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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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to 1.64) for myocardial infarction or death from coronary heart disease, and 1.06 (95 percent confidence interval, 0.77 Old myocardial infarction, 6. ST segment and T wave abnormalities consistent with or possibly related to myocardial ischemia. to 1.45) for fatal or nonfatal stroke. Left axis deviation, 5.