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Evaluation of JVP

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To revise the anatomy lessons, this is the external jugular vein and this is the internal jugular vein. That occurs in right heart failure and constrictive pericarditis. Constrictive pericarditis is an important cause for Kussmaul sign or inspiratory increase in jugular venous pressure.

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Inferior Subtle ST elevation: straight ST segment, but also no reciprocal ST depression in aVL: which is more important?

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Pericarditis? The cath lab was activated: Result: Thrombotic 95% stenosis at the ostium of a small LPL2 with 70% stenosis at the LPL2/LPDA bifurcation in the distal/AV groove Cx Tubular 70% stenosis in the mid-circumflex. (In Time zero What do you think? There is inferior ST elevation. Is it normal variant?