Angioplasty Chest Pain STEMI 
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
APRIL 22, 2024
A 50-something male with hypertension and 20- to 40-year smoking history presented with 1 week of stuttering chest pain that is worse with exertion, which takes many minutes to resolve after resting and never occurs at rest. At times the pain does go to his left neck. What do you think the prehospital ECG showed (with pain)?
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
MARCH 9, 2023
Sent by anonymous, written by Pendell Meyers A man in his 50s with no prior known medical history presented to the Emergency Department with severe intermittent chest pain. He denied any lightheadedness, shortness of breath, vomiting, or abdominal pain. Barely any STE, and thus not meeting STEMI criteria.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
APRIL 8, 2022
There is clearly sufficient STE for STEMI criteria in leads V2 and aVL, but lead I has less than 1.0 mm of STE - thus, technically this ECG does not meet STEMI criteria, although it is a quite obvious OMI. This ECG was immediatel y discussed with the on-call cardiologist who said the ECG was "concerning but not a STEMI."
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
OCTOBER 24, 2019
[link] A 30 year-old woman was brought to the ED with chest pain. She had given birth a week ago, and she had similar chest pain during her labor. She attributed the chest pain to anxiety and stress, saying "I'm just an anxious person." examined SCAD presenting as STEMI (unlike Hassan et al.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
APRIL 18, 2024
Written by Jesse McLaren A 70 year old with prior MIs and stents to LAD and RCA presented to the emergency department with 2 weeks of increasing exertional chest pain radiating to the left arm, associated with nausea. I sent this to the Queen of Hearts So the ECG is both STEMI negative and has no subtle diagnostic signs of occlusion.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
AUGUST 3, 2017
A 70-year-old man calls 911 after experiencing sudden, severe chest pain. The precordial ST-depression pattern on this ECG (and in this clinical setting) should immediately raise suspicion of Posterior STEMI! But if there is none - then you are looking at least at an Isolated Posterior STEMI until proven otherwise.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
OCTOBER 22, 2024
He reported typical chest pain since 4H AM and arrived at our ED at 10h with ongoing chest pain. Unfortunately, the cardiologist waited until the next day to refer the patient for angiography and intervention because patient did not meet criteria for "STEMI"." The first ECG (10h14) showed TWI in inferior leads."
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