Cardiac Arrest Cardiomyopathy STEMI 
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
JULY 25, 2024
But cardiac arrest is a period of near zero flow in the coronary arteries and causes SEVERE ischemia. After cardiac arrest, I ALWAYS wait 15 minutes after an ECG like this and record another. See these related cases: Cardiac arrest, defibrillated, diffuse ST depression and ST Elevation in aVR.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
OCTOBER 20, 2013
Note that they finally have laid to rest the new or presumably new LBBB as a criteria for STEMI. Note that they finally have laid to rest the new or presumably new LBBB as a criteria for STEMI. Also note that they allow ST depression c/w posterior MI to be a STEMI equivalent. What is the utility of a head CT in cardiac arrest?
Ken Grauer, MD
FEBRUARY 3, 2024
Shortly after arrival in the ED ( E mergency D epartment ) — she suffered a cardiac arrest. BUT — Cardiac catheterization done a little later did not reveal any significant stenosis. Figure-1: The initial ECG in today's case — obtained after successful resuscitation from cardiac arrest. ( No CP ( C hest P ain ).
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
SEPTEMBER 29, 2024
This certainly looks like an anterior STEMI (proximal LAD occlusion), with STE and hyperacute T-waves (HATW) in V2-V6 and I and aVL. How do you explain the anterior STEMI(+)OMI immediately after ROSC evolving into posterior OMI 30 minutes later? This caused a type 2 anterior STEMI.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
NOVEMBER 12, 2020
In a series of 18 patients with COVID and ST elevation, 8 were diagnosed with STEMI, 6 of whom had an angiogram and it showed obstructive coronary disease. 12 All STEMI patients had very high cTn typical of STEMI (cTnT > 1.0 But a look at Figure-2 reminds us of a long list of additional entities to consider!
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
DECEMBER 13, 2023
This phenomenon has been associated with cardiac arrest; after cardiac surgery; post-cardioversion following a sustained tachyarrhythmia; with certain types of acute cerebrovascular events ( such as subarachnoid hemorrhage ) — and , in association with large acute MI , which could potentially be the clinical scenario in today's case!
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
OCTOBER 11, 2020
As always, takotsubo cardiomyopathy and focal pericarditis can mimic OMI, but takotsubo almost never mimics posterior MI, and both are diagnoses of exclusion after a negative cath. The provider contacted cardiology to discuss the case, but cardiology "didn't think it was a STEMI, didn't think he needed emergent cath." Canto et al.
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