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ECG Blog #434 — WHY Did this Patient Arrest?

Ken Grauer, MD

Prompt cath is therefore advised if the post-ROSC shows an acute STEMI. The rhythm is regular — at a rate just over 100/minute = sinus tachycardia ( ie, the R-R interval is just under 3 large boxes in duration ). Continuing with assessment of ECG #1 in Figure-2: The rhythm is sinus tachycardia at ~110/minute.

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A man in his 40s with acute chest pain. What do you think?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

It's a very "fun" ECG, with initial ectopic atrial tachycardia (negative P waves in inferior leads conducting 1:1 with the QRSs), followed by spontaneous resolution to sinus rhythm. In the available view of the sinus rhythm, we see normal variant STE which probably meets STEMI criteria in V4 and V5. Triage ECG: What do you think?

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Cardiology Board Review Practice Questions

BoardVitals - Cardiovascular

Other trials that evaluated this subject were the WOEST trial (2013), Pioneer AF-PCI trial (2016), and ISAR-TRIPLE (2015). His exam was notable for tachycardia, elevated jugular venous pressure, diffuse rales, and an early 2/6 systolic murmur loudest at the cardiac apex. Explanation: The EKG illustrates an inferior STEMI.

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

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Clinical Course The paramedic activated a “Code STEMI” alert and transported the patient nearly 50 miles to the closest tertiary medical center. 2 The astute paramedic recognized this possibility and announced a CODE STEMI. 2015 Oct; 66(4):355-362. Look at the aortic outflow tract. What do you see? Annals of Emergency Medicine.

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Chest pain, shortness of breath, T wave inversion, and rising troponin in a young healthy runner.

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

T-wave inversions and dynamic ST elevation Tachycardia, hyperthyroid, and ST elevation. Anterior STEMI? Two cases of ST Elevation with Terminal T-wave Inversion - do either, neither, or both need reperfusion? What is it? 2 Cases of Resolved Chest Pain with Dynamic Terminal T-wave Inversion Is it Wellens' Syndrome?

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Pulmonary edema, with tachycardia and OMI on the ECG -- what is going on?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

The status of the patients chest pain at this time is unknown : EKG 1, 1300: There is sinus tachycardia and artifact of low and high frequency. However, there is also significant tachycardia , with heart rate of 116, and known hypoxia. Supply-demand mismatch can cause ST Elevation (Type 2 STEMI). An EKG was immediately recorded.