The British Journal of Cardiology

APRIL 16, 2024

We present the cumulative percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) data of all comers (stable angina and acute coronary syndromes [ACS]) who presented to Hadi Clinic between January 2018 and December 2020. A total of 567 patients underwent coronary catheterisation for the three-year period between January 2018 and December 2020.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2024

Smith : there is some minimal ST elevation in V2-V6, but does not meet STEMI criteria. Transient STEMI has been studied and many of these patients will re-occlude in the middle of the night. Timing of revascularization in patients with transient ST segment elevation myocardial infarction: a randomized clinical trial.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2018

This is all but diagnostic of STEMI, probably due to wraparound LAD The cath lab was activated. Therefore, this does not meet the definition of myocardial infarction ( 4th Universal Definition of MI ), which requires at least one troponin above the 99% reference range. No further troponins were drawn. Why is this important?

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

MAY 30, 2023

There is an obvious inferior posterior STEMI(+) OMI. Literature cited In inferior myocardial infarction, neither ST elevation in lead V1 nor ST depression in lead I are reliable findings for the diagnosis of right ventricular infarction Johanna E. What is the atrial activity? Is it sinus arrest with junctional escape?

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

This has been termed a “STEMI equivalent” and included in STEMI guidelines, suggesting this patient should receive dual anti-platelets, heparin and immediate cath lab activation–or thrombolysis in centres where cath lab is not available. aVR ST segment elevation: acute STEMI or not? aVR ST Segment Elevation: Acute STEMI or Not?

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Ischemia STEMI Stenosis Coronary Artery Disease 52

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

There’s inferior ST depression which is reciprocal to subtle lateral convex ST elevation, and the precordial T waves are subtly hyperacute – all concerning for STEMI(-)OMI of proximal LAD. There’s ST elevation I/aVL/V2 that meet STEMI criteria. This is obvious STEMI(+)OMI of proximal LAD. Non-STEMI or STEMI(-)OMI?

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

MAY 6, 2019

If it is STEMI, it would have to be RBBB with STEMI. Only 5-18% of ED patients with chest pain have a myocardial infarction of any kind. The patient presented with chest pain. Here is the ECG: What do you think? I frankly did not know what to think. Is it Brugada pattern? But in a very unusual pattern. Only 1-5% have OMI.

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EMS 12-Lead

APRIL 21, 2022

His father and brother both died of myocardial infarction at ages 61 and 45, respectively. STEMI was activated and the patient went to Cath on arrival. New insights into the use of the 12 Lead Electrocardiogram for diagnosing Acute Myocardial Infarction in the emergency department. link] [1] Mirand, D.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2018

Details cannot be shared here, but suffice it to say that inability to recognize acute occlusive myocardial infarction in the presence of ventricular paced rhythm contributed to a poor outcome. Impact of total occlusion of culprit artery in acute non-ST elevation myocardial infarction: a systematic review and meta-analys is.

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Chest Pain Myocardial Infarction STEMI Ischemia 52

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

MAY 19, 2020

This is a troponin I level that is almost exclusively seen in STEMI. In this case, profound shock for 1 hour would result in the same degree of infarction. A followup ECG was recorded 2 days later: No definite evidence of infarction. So this is either a case of MINOCA, or a case of Type II STEMI. Troponin I rose to 44.1

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JUNE 28, 2018

Characteristic electrocardiographic pattern indicating a critical stenosis high in left anterior descending coronary artery in patients admitted because of impending myocardial infarction. See these posts for Wellens' mimics: Pseudo-Wellens' Syndrome due to Left Ventricular Hypertrophy (LVH) Anterior STEMI? Am Heart J.

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EMS 12-Lead

MAY 20, 2022

This worried the crew of potential acute coronary syndrome and STEMI was activated pre-hospital. As it currently stands, an ST/S ratio >15% should raise awareness for new anterior STEMI. New insights into the use of the 12-lead electrocardiogram for diagnosing acute myocardial infarction in the emergency department.

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EMS 12-Lead

JUNE 20, 2022

A prehospital STEMI activation was transmitted to the closest PCI center, and 324mg ASA was administered. The attending crews were concerned for an ACS-equivalent of LAD occlusion and initiated a prehospital STEMI activation to the closest PCI center. As the conversation progressed, another ECG spontaneously printed. 2] Driver, B.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

MAY 13, 2020

Here is the ED ECG on arrival: Less STE/STD Provider's Clinical Impression: "findings concerning for myocardial infarction, likely proximal LAD or Left main." EMS gave 324 mg aspirin and 3 sublingual NTG, which the patient stated reduced the substernal chest pain from an 8/10 to 4/10. NTG drip started. Pain better still. Is this OMI?

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JUNE 17, 2018

Smith, MD – Department of Emergency Medicine, Hennepin County Medical Center, Professor, University of Minnesota School of Medicine, Minneapolis, MN ABSTRACT: Background: Patients with type 1 myocardial infarction with normal left ventricular function that are hemodynamically stable do not usually manifest with sinus tachycardia.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JULY 31, 2018

It is equivalent to a transient STEMI. This is diagnostic of myocardial infarction. Not much, but studies of STEMI and NonSTEMI show that about 70% of those diagnosed with STEMI have a peak troponin I above 10 ng/mL and that about 70% of those diagnosed with NonSTEMI have a peak troponin I below 10 ng/mL.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

The axiom of "type 1 (ACS, plaque rupture) STEMIs are not tachycardic unless they are in cardiogenic shock" is not applicable outside of sinus rhythm. Is that an obvious STEMI underneath that rhythm? Is this inferor STEMI? Atrial Flutter with Inferior STEMI? If I fix the rhythm will the ST changes resolve?

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JULY 19, 2024

It was read by the treating physician and the overreading cardiologist as "Paced, no STEMI." Immediate and early percutaneous coronary intervention in very high risk and high risk non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction patients. How does the Queen of Hearts do? Ann Emerg Med [Internet]. 2012;60:766–776. 2023;131569.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2018

Acute myocardial infarction in patients with dialysis Patients on dialysis have a well studied history of underdiagnosis and undertreatment for acute myocardial infarction. Occlusion Myocardial Infarction (OMI) often does not present with diagnostic ST elevation, or even any STE, especially in dialysis patients.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

Electrocardiographic Differentiation of Early Repolarization FromSubtle Anterior ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction. These kinds of cases were excluded from the study as obvious anterior STEMI. --QTc Am J Cardiol 2018; 122(8):1303-1309. Annals of Emergency Medicine 2012;60:45-56. QTc is the computer measurement.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

MARCH 6, 2019

This is technically a STEMI, with 1.5 However, I think many practitioners might not see this as a clear STEMI, and would instead call this "borderline." They collected several repeat ECGs at the outside hospital before transport: None of these three ECGs meet STEMI criteria. This ECG was recorded on arrival: What do you think?

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

OCTOBER 9, 2018

The utility of the triage electrocardiogram for the detection of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. October 2018. link] In this paper, in a department in which they state they have only 50 STEMI per year, they looked at only 8 days worth of triage ECGs for a total of 538. Am J Emerg Med 36(10):1771-1774.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

MARCH 27, 2023

I knew that, if the patient had presented with chest discomfort, that this ECG is diagnostic of inferior posterior OMI, even though it is not a STEMI. Unusual and puzzling, as there was a large focal acute MI) Final Diagnosis: Acute MI, Non ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

DECEMBER 18, 2022

Although not striking, this is clearly a diagnostic ECG for infero"posterior" myocardial infarction due to coronary occlusion (OMI), most likely due to left circumflex (LCx) artery occlusion. mm STE even in the fourth universal definition of myocardial infarction. Considerations on the naming of myocardial infarctions.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2018

He wrote in his note that "The EKG showed early repolarization in I, V2-V3 but no clear STEMI pattern." See far below for data on 24 troponin T in STEMI and NSTEMI, and correlation with infarct size. This difficulty results in high lateral OMI being the most commonly missed OMIs by the misguided STEMI criteria.

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Chest Pain STEMI Myocardial Infarction Coronary Artery Disease 52

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JULY 11, 2018

This is of course diagnostic of an acute coronary occlusion MI (OMI) that also meets STEMI criteria. But which myocardial walls are affected? Comment by KEN GRAUER, MD ( 7/11/2018 ): = Insightful blog post by Dr. Smith regarding ECG criteria for recognizing acute RV involvement in patients with inferior STEMI.

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EMS 12-Lead

APRIL 2, 2022

Figure 1-1 My colleague, a faithful student of ECG interpretation, handed me the tracing and said that it warranted STEMI activation because of apparent terminal QRS distortion (TQRSD) in V2. ASA 324mg was administered while a STEMI activation was simultaneously transmitted to the nearest PCI center. Attached is the first ECG.

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Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality & Outcomes

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

BACKGROUND:Sex differences in acute myocardial infarction treatment and outcomes are well documented, but it is unclear whether differences are consistent across countries. 1 in 2018; Israel NSTEMI ratio, 1.71:1 1 in 2018). 1 in 2018; Israel NSTEMI ratio, 1.71:1 1 in 2018). 1 in 2011 and 1.73:1

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