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

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myocardial infarction), arrhythmias, valvular pathology, shunts, or outflow obstructions. 2015 Oct; 66(4):355-362. This patient’s severe aortic stenosis (AS) and associated severe cardiogenic shock likely created the ECG pattern, resulting in a very difficult challenge for our inpatient team. Annals of Emergency Medicine.

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

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Dysrhythmia, pacer), 4) valvular heart disease, 5) FHx sudden death, 6) volume depletion, 7) persistent abnormal vitals, 8) primary CNS event __ 3) Mendu ML et al. 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.