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LVH with anterior ST Elevation. When is it anterior STEMI?

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However, the ST segments in patients with LVH may show significant variation over time in the absence of ischemia. 3 Some have also suggested that the typically asymmetric T wave inversion (TWI) of LVH might be distinguished from the typically symmetric TWI of cardiac ischemia. Is LVH like left ventricular aneurysm? 2014.05.01.

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What can you find with continuous ST monitoring in the ED?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

His initial high sensitivity troponin I returned at 1300 ng/L and given that his cardiac workup was otherwise unremarkable, a CT was obtained to evaluate for pulmonary embolism and aortic aneurysm or dissection but this too was unrevealing. Another EKG was also obtained. ECG at time 82 minutes: What do you think?