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Smith : there is some minimal ST elevation in V2-V6, but does not meet STEMI criteria. Transient STEMI has been studied and many of these patients will re-occlude in the middle of the night. Is it normal STE? The computer thinks so, and the physician thinks that is quite possible. However , there is terminal QRS distortion in lead V3.
Precordial ST depression may be subendocardial ischemia or posterior STEMI. If you thought it might be a posterior STEMI, then you might have ordered a posterior ECG [change leads V4-V6 around to the back (V7-V9)]. So there was 3-vessel disease, but with an acute posterior STEMI. There is no ST elevation. See the list below.
His ECG was repeated at this point: This shows a well developed anterior STEMI. On echocardiogram, there was a 40% ejection fraction with anterior wall motion abnormality. To not see these findings is very common, and this patient would be given the diagnosis of NonSTEMI, with subsequent development of STEMI. the result is 23.9,
Unfortunately, the cardiologist waited until the next day to refer the patient for angiography and intervention because patient did not meet criteria for "STEMI"." Successful primary angioplasty of the mid-circumflex artery towards the main marginal branch with the implantation of a drug-eluting stent. Good angiographic result.
Here is the prehospital ECG, with pain: Hyperacute anterolateral STEMI The medics had activated the cath lab and the patient went for angiogram and had a 95% stenotic LAD with TIMI-3 flow. For those who depend on echocardiogram to confirm the ECG findings of ischemia, this should be sobering. Type B waves are deeper and symmetric.
Troponins, echocardiogram An echocardiogram showed inferobasilar hypokinesis, further supporting a diagnosis of regional ischemia , likely of the area supplied by the RCA. A recent study found that SCAD causes almost 20% of STEMI in young women. examined SCAD presenting as STEMI (unlike Hassan et al. Lobo et al.
I think a good start would be a posterior EKG and a high quality contrast echocardiogram read by an expert. The lesion was intervened on with balloon angioplasty and had subsequent TIMI 3 flow. His prior EF from an ECHO 6 months prior indicated 35% LVEF. What would you do in this scenario? Unfortunately, neither were done in this case.
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