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An athletic 30-something woman with acute substernal chest pressure

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

It is equivalent to a transient STEMI. Now you have ECG and troponin evidence of ischemia, AND ventricular dysrhythmia, which means this is NOT a stable ACS. If you would not have activated the cath lab based on the first ECG, you really should strongly think about it now. Again, cath lab was not activated.

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Diffuse Subendocardial Ischemia on the ECG. Left main? 3-vessel disease? No!

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Clinical Course The paramedic activated a “Code STEMI” alert and transported the patient nearly 50 miles to the closest tertiary medical center. Author continued : STE in aVR is often due to left main coronary artery obstruction (OR 4.72), and is associated with in-hospital cardiovascular mortality (OR 5.58). What do you see?