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Chest discomfort, Sinus Tachycardia, Q-waves, ST Elevation, and Intermittent Wide Complex Tachycardia. Activate the Cath Lab?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Alternatively , it is someone who has an old myocardial infarction and is now very sick with something else. Today’s patient developed the series of 4 tachyarrhythmias shown above in the critical care area of the ED. Below is my response. There is sinus tach. There is an incomplete RBBB and LAFB.

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Chest (or abdominal?) pain and ECG artifact.

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

The April 6, 2023 post — excessive baseline artifact misdiagnosed as AFib ( instead of sinus rhythm with AV Wenckebach — as in Figure-4 in this post ). There was a previous ECG available for review: This shows baseline STE in inferior leads, including lead III. The January 15, 2024 post — for an OMI despite lots of artifact!

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