Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2013

This ECG is diagnostic of diffuse subendocardial ischemia. She went for a head CT and had a severe subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) due to ruptured aneurysm. What is the utility of a head CT in cardiac arrest? in Vienna found that 27 of 765 (4%) of out of hospital cardiac arrests (OHCA) were due to SAH.

Cardiac Arrest 52

Cardiac Arrest STEMI Hemorrhage Hospital 52

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

An elderly patient with a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm: Formal ECG Interpretation (final read in the chart!) : "Inferior ST elevation, lead III, with reciprocal ST depression in aVL." Is there likely to be fixed coronary stenosis that led to demand ischemia during pneumonia? --Was What do you think? Does he need a stress test? --Is

STEMI 40

STEMI Chest Pain Cardiac Arrest Stents 40

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

This ECG is all but diagnostic of subepicardial ischemia of the anterior, lateral, and inferior walls, most likely due to Occlusion MI (OMI), probably of the LAD. In Dr. Smith's experience one must wait at least 2 weeks to find out if this electrical LVA morphology will resolve, and whether it will be accompanied by anatomic aneurysm.

Chest Pain 52

Chest Pain STEMI Cardiac Arrest Aneurysm 52

DAIC

JANUARY 23, 2024

1,2 ASCVD causes or contributes to conditions that include coronary artery disease (CAD), cerebrovascular disease, and peripheral vascular disease (inclusive of aortic aneurysm).3 alone, more than 800,000 of these people are at risk of MI and for approximately 200,000 of them, this may well be their second life-threatening cardiac event.

Cardiovascular Disease 111

Cardiovascular Disease Heart Attack Heart attacks Coronary Artery Disease 111