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Occlusion myocardial infarction is a clinical diagnosis

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Occlusion myocardial infarction is a clinical diagnosis Written by Willy Frick (@Willyhfrick). Recall from this post referencing this study that "reciprocal STD in aVL is highly sensitive for inferior OMI (far better than STEMI criteria) and excludes pericarditis, but is not specific for OMI." The case continues. Worrall, C.,

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Prehospital Pulse-Dose Glucocorticoid in STEMI

JAMA Cardiology

This randomized clinical trial investigates if prehospital pulse-dose glucocorticoid treatment has a cardioprotective effect in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI).

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Clinical predictors of left ventricular thrombus after myocardial infarction as detected by magnetic resonance imaging

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

Background The diagnosis of a left ventricular (LV) thrombus in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) remains challenging. Methods We retrospectively evaluated 337 consecutive STEMI patients. The sensitivity for thrombus formation of the first and second TTE was 5.9% and 59%, respectively.

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Early and Long-Term Colchicine After Acute Myocardial Infarction

American College of Cardiology

The goal of the CLEAR SYNERGY OASIS 9 trial was to determine the long-term cardiovascular (CV) effects of colchicine following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for ST-segment elevation or large non–ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI or NSTEMI, respectively).

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"Non-STEMI" is a worthless term.

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

A 60 yo with 2 previous inferior (RCA) STEMIs, stented, called 911 for one hour of chest pain. Here is his most recent previous ECG: This was recorded after intervention for inferior STEMI (with massive ST Elevation, see below), and shows inferior Q-waves with T-wave inversion typical of completed inferior OMI. ng/mL (quite large).

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Microvascular Injury Patterns After STEMI

American College of Cardiology

What is the prognostic significance of various microvascular injury (MVI) patterns after ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI)?

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Anterior-wall and non-anterior-wall STEMIs do not differ in long-term mortality: results from the augsburg myocardial infarction registry

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

Background Different ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) localizations go along with dissimilarities in the size of the affected myocardium, the causing coronary vessel occlusion, and the right ventricular participation. No significant associations of the STEMI localization with long-term mortality were found.