Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
APRIL 12, 2013
A male in his 40's who had been discharged 6 hours prior after stenting of an inferoposterior STEMI had sudden severe SOB at home 2 hours prior to calling 911. Is this acute STEMI? Is this an acute STEMI? -- Unlikely! The hypertension alone is the likely etiology of the pulmonary edema. He had no chest pain.
ECG Cases
JUNE 6, 2023
We discover that for STEMI/OMI vs subendocardial ischemia, we should look for STEMI(-)OMI, subacute OMI, and OMI in the presence of LBBB and RBBB, and consider the differential for diffuse ST depression with reciprocal ST elevation in aVR.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
JUNE 15, 2023
His vitals were within normal limits except some mild hypertension. Thus, this does NOT meet STEMI criteria (though, as of 2022, it is a formal "STEMI equivalent", assuming everyone agrees that this is de Winter morphology, for which there is currently no objective definition). He will be entered into the STEMI registry.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
MAY 20, 2024
A 63 year old man with a history of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, prediabetes, and a family history of CAD developed chest pain, shortness of breath, and diaphoresis after consuming a large meal at noon. He called EMS, who arrived on scene about two hours after the onset of pain to find him hypertensive at 220 systolic.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
FEBRUARY 16, 2019
Written by Pendell Meyers, few edits by Smith A man in his 60s with history of stroke and hypertension but no known heart disease presented with chest pain that started on the morning of presentation at around 8am. So it is very unclear to me whether or not "posterior STEMI" is actually a recognized entity under our current guidelines.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
JANUARY 20, 2024
Written by Pendell Meyers A man in his late 30s with history of hypertension, tobacco use, and obesity presented to the Emergency Department for acute chest pain which started approximately 3 hours prior to arrival, in the setting of a very stressful situation. Vitals were within normal limits except some hypertension. Which is true.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
APRIL 2, 2014
He had some cardiac risk factors including hypertension, on meds, but no previous coronary disease. He had an immediate ED ECG: There is artifact, but the findings appear to be largely gone now The diagnosis is acute MI, but not STEMI. His pain was intermittent and he was vague about when it was present and when it was resolved.
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