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An elderly male with shortness of breath

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Smith : there is some minimal ST elevation in V2-V6, but does not meet STEMI criteria. Transient STEMI has been studied and many of these patients will re-occlude in the middle of the night. Is it normal STE? The computer thinks so, and the physician thinks that is quite possible. However , there is terminal QRS distortion in lead V3.

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Initial Reperfusion T-waves, Followed by Pseudonormalization. Diagnosis?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

cm diameter in the apex The presence of thrombus led the clinicians to state that this was a "late presentation STEMI." It does take some time for thrombus to form, but the EKG and the troponin profile show that this was NOT a late presentation STEMI. of AMI patients and is often preceded by postinfarction regional pericarditis (PIRP).