Pericarditis STEMI Stents 
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
MAY 29, 2024
Triage ECG: It was interpreted as lateral STEMI, and he was sent to the cath lab, where the angiogram showed unchanged CAD from known prior, with no acute culprit. His disease included 70% prox LAD, 80% distal LAD, 10% in-stent stenosis in the distal LCX, 70% OM1, 70% OM2, and 60% prox RCA. Described as a dull ache, 6/10 in severity.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
DECEMBER 11, 2023
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." Here is the angiogram after stent placement. Immediate versus delayed invasive intervention for non-stemi patients.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
NOVEMBER 29, 2023
Here they are: Patient 1, ECG1: Zoll computer algorithm stated: " STEMI , Anterior Infarct" Patient 2, ECG1: Zoll computer algorithm stated: "ST elevation, probably benign early repolarization." He diagnosed anterior "STEMI" and activated the cath lab. 25 minutes later, EMS called back with this new ECG: Super obvious STEMI(+) OMI.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
AUGUST 6, 2024
These latter findings are typical of pericarditis, but pericarditis never has reciprocal ST depression. It definitely does not fulfill STEMI criteria, and I would argue that it would not lead to cath lab activation in most centers. Usually with pericarditis and myocarditis — hyperacute T waves (HATW) are not present.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
JANUARY 28, 2018
The STD in V2-V4 is almost certainly reciprocal STD, reciprocal to STEMI in the posterior wall; this is evident because it is maximal in V2-V4, not in V4-V6. Both were stented. In patients with suspicion of acute MI who have any ST elevation, aVL is also a very useful lead to differentiate between pericarditis and MI.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
MARCH 11, 2016
It was treated with and dual "kissing balloons" and drug eluting stents. Here is the post stent ECG: There is greater than 50% resolution of ST elevation (all but diagnostic of successful reperfusion) and Terminal T-wave inversion (also highly suggestive of successful reperfusion). Myocardial Rupture and Postinfarction Pericarditis.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
NOVEMBER 13, 2022
This is a bad ST vector orientation, because it causes widespread STE and one of the most important mistakes that needs to be avoided here is thinking of the diagnosis of pericarditis. Such an out-of-proportion STE is virtually never seen in pericarditis. Look at the STE in lead II, aVF.
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