Plaque STEMI Thrombosis 
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
NOVEMBER 15, 2023
MINOCA may be due to: coronary spasm, coronary microvascular dysfunction, plaque disruption, spontaneous coronary thrombosis/emboli , and coronary dissection; myocardial disorders, including myocarditis, takotsubo cardiomyopathy, and other cardiomyopathies. See "Mechanisms of acute coronary syndromes related to atherosclerosis".)
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
Here is his ED ECG at triage: Obvious high lateral OMI that does not quite meet STEMI criteria. Thus, it has recently become generally accepted that most plaque ruptures resulting in myocardial infarction occur in plaques that narrow the lumen diameter by 40% of the arterial cross section may be involved by plaque.
Dr. S. Venkatesan MD
JANUARY 14, 2024
Will evolve into STEMI by prothrombotic trigger of lytic agent ECG will get normalised with clinical stability in some Nothing happens. Majority of Wellens end up as NSTEMI, statistics tells us about 20% of them can be STEMI in incognito mode demanding lysis or emergency PCI. However by no means, we can say thrombosis do not occur.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
NOVEMBER 30, 2022
To prove there is no plaque rupture, you need to do intravascular ultrasound (IVUS). An angiogram is a "lumenogram;" most plaque is EXTRALUMINAL!! One of the most common is rupture of a non-obstructive plaque, with thrombus formation and OMI that spontaneously lyses and leaves a wide open artery. It can only be seen by IVUS.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
DECEMBER 19, 2023
The commonest causes of MINOCA include: atherosclerotic causes such as plaque rupture or erosion with spontaneous thrombolysis, and non-atherosclerotic causes such as coronary vasospasm (sometimes called variant angina or Prinzmetal's angina), coronary embolism or thrombosis, possibly microvascular dysfunction.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
MAY 19, 2020
This is a troponin I level that is almost exclusively seen in STEMI. So this is either a case of MINOCA, or a case of Type II STEMI. If the arrest was caused by acute MI due to plaque rupture, then the diagnosis is MINOCA. I believe the latter (type II STEMI) is most likely. Troponin I rose to 44.1 FFR can be useful.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
NOVEMBER 4, 2022
This has been termed a “STEMI equivalent” and included in STEMI guidelines, suggesting this patient should receive dual anti-platelets, heparin and immediate cath lab activation–or thrombolysis in centres where cath lab is not available. aVR ST segment elevation: acute STEMI or not? aVR ST Segment Elevation: Acute STEMI or Not?
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