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Sometimes even ST Elevation meeting criteria is not enough to be convincing

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There is STE in inferior leads now (The unfortunate thing about these leads is the conventional naming that labels them as inferior, which could not be more misleading in electrophysiological terms. Such an out-of-proportion STE is virtually never seen in pericarditis. 2022 Mar-Apr;71:44-46. Epub 2022 Jan 31. 2022.01.006.

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Patient in Single Vehicle Crash: What is this ST Elevation, with Peak Troponin of 6500 ng/L?

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2 weeks Here is the final electrophysiology note: It is unclear what precipitated his motor vehicle collision. ECG of pneumopericardium and probable myocardial contusion shows typical pericarditis Male in 30's, 2 days after Motor Vehicle Collsion, complains of Chest Pain and Dyspnea Head On Motor Vehicle Collision. ST depression.

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Brugada Syndrome: Diagnosis and Risk Stratification

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This is mainly to account for the individual variation in anatomical location of right ventricular outflow tract, the main location of electrophysiological abnormalities in Brugada syndrome. Opinion is divided on the need for electrophysiology study. 2022 Mar;8(3):386-405. Indian Pacing Electrophysiol J. 2001 Oct 1;1(1):6-11.

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Inferior ST elevation with reciprocal change: which of these 4 patients has Occlusion MI?

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First Troponin I was <2 and peak was 8, echo showed subtle apical lateral hypokinesis, CRP was elevated, and patient was discharged with a diagnosis of regional pericarditis. In this case, there would be evolution, but the evolution would be typical of pericarditis (if the diagnosis of pericarditis was accurate!!