Dysrhythmia STEMI Thrombosis 
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
JUNE 20, 2020
The medics were worried about STEMI, as it meets STEMI criteria. He was admitted for monitoring, as his risk of a ventricular dysrhythmia as cause of the syncope is high ( very high due to HFrEF and ischemic cardiomyopathy ). The troponins are NOT consistent with STEMI (OMI), which typically has a troponin I of at least 5 ng/mL.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
OCTOBER 10, 2022
As in all ischemia interpretations with OMI findings, the findings can be due to type 1 AMI (example: acute coronary plaque rupture and thrombosis) or type 2 AMI (with or without fixed CAD, with severe regional supply/demand mismatch essentially equaling zero blood flow). He had multiple cardiac arrests with ROSC regained each time.
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