Cardiac Arrest Pericarditis STEMI 
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
OCTOBER 10, 2022
He had multiple cardiac arrests with ROSC regained each time. Dyspnea, Chest pain, Tachypneic, Ill appearing: Bedside Cardiac Echo gives the Diagnosis 31 Year Old Male with RUQ Pain and a History of Pericarditis. Cardiac Ultrasound may be a surprisingly easy way to help make the diagnosis Answer: pulmonary embolism.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
JANUARY 21, 2023
ECG met STEMI criteria and was labeled STEMI by computer interpretation. J waves can also be induced by Occlusion MI (5), STEMI mimics including takotsubo and myocarditis complicated by ventricular arrhythmias (6, 7), and subarachnoid hemorrhage with VF (8). Take home : Not all STEs are STEMIs or OMIs. What do you think?
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
OCTOBER 5, 2011
T-wave to ST ratio is greater than 4 in lead V6, making pericarditis unlikely (also there were no symptoms of pericarditis). If there are no changes in aVL, it is highly unlikely to be inferior STEMI. Would you be certain that it is not STEMI? Sudden cardiac arrest associated with early repolarization.
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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