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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

He was brought to the critical care area where these rhythms were seen on the monitor: Wide complex tachycardia with no apparent P-waves, and very irregular Consistent with atrial fibrillation with aberrancy A Regular wide complex tachycardia. Instead, he complained of left chest "itchiness". LV Aneurysm? Would you give Thrombolytics?

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Chest (or abdominal?) pain and ECG artifact.

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

It is diagnostic of OMI, but this is SUBACUTE OMI I sent this ECG to my "EKG Nerdz" friends, without any clinical info at all and they answered "OMI" The Queen said: "STEMI-Equivalent with High Confidence:" Notice she sees findings in both normal beats and PVCs. There is STE in V5-6. There are new Q-waves in aVL, V5-6.

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