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Diffuse ST depression, and ST elevation in aVR. Left main, right?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Diffuse ST depression with ST elevation in aVR: Is this pattern specific for global ischemia due to left main coronary artery disease? Opinions vary widely on the K level at which a patient must be admitted on a monitor because of the risk of ventricular dysrhythmias. J Electrocardiol 2013;46:240-8. K less than 2.8.

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60-something with wide complex tachycardia: from where does the rhythm originate?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Inferior MI results in scar tissue which is a likely source of a re-entrant ventricular dysrhythmia. Angiogram: Severe coronary artery calcification Moderate to severe distal small vessel disease mainly seen in RPL1, 2 Otherwise, Mild plaque, no angiographically significant obstructive coronary artery disease.