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Does this T wave pattern mean anything?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

She was admitted to the ICU where subsequent ECGs were performed: ECG at 12 hours QTc prolongation, resolution of T wave alternans ECG at 24 hours Sinus tachycardia with normalized QTc interval. She had an uneventful ICU course and was extubated for ongoing care with the inpatient psychiatric service.

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A Patient with Respiratory Failure and a Computer "Normal" ECG

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

You do NOT see this in normal variant STE, nor in pericarditis. The only time you see this without ischemia is when there is an abnormal QRS, such as LVH, LBBB, LV aneurysm (old MI with persistent STE) or WPW." The patient was managed in the ICU and had serial troponins. ng/mL is seldom a result of demand ischemia (type 2 MI).