Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2010

This case was posted on the [link] ultrasound site, of which this ECG blog is a part. I refer you to the video case presentation by one of my colleagues, Dr. Rob Reardon (who has, by the way, a fantastic collection of ED ultrasound cases). In this case, the ECG never mimicked a STEMI.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2015

A bedside cardiac ultrasound was recorded: Here is a still image of the echo: The red arrows outline the right ventricle and the yellow arrows outline the left ventricle chamber. It makes pulmonary embolism (PE) very likely. The small LV implies very low LV filling pressures, which implies low pulmonary venous pressure.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

APRIL 12, 2023

She had acute pulmonary edema on exam. Prehospital Conventional algorithm interpretation: ANTERIOR INFARCT, STEMI Transformed ECG by PM Cardio: PM Cardio AI Bot interpretation: OMI with High Confidence What do you think? On arrival, lung ultrasound confirmed pulmonary edema (B lines).

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Echocardiogram Pulmonary Cardiomyopathy Coronary Artery Disease 52

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

MAY 20, 2024

In SCAPE (sympathetic crashing acute pulmonary edema), Emergency providers seem now to regularly give high dose NTG, but when the BP is 170/105 in a patient who is not crashing, we often fail to give something to lower afterload. __ Here are some Images: The red circle shows the LAD coursing down the anterior interventricular sulcus.

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Chest Pain Blood Pressure Ischemia STEMI 126

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

APRIL 8, 2016

Bedside ultrasound showed no effusion and moderately decreased LV function, with B-lines of pulmonary edema. Here is his ED ECG: There is obvious infero-posterior STEMI. What are you worried about in addition to his STEMI? to greatly decrease risk (although in STEMI, the optimal level is about 4.0-4.5

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JANUARY 4, 2021

Could this be Septal STEMI (STE in V1 and aVR, with reciprocal ST depression in V4-V6?), In Septal STEMI , transmural ischemia of the septum is recorded by the overlying lead V1 as ST Elevation. Lead III is also on the right and might manifest ST Elevation in Septal STEMI. with ADDED STE in III?

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

APRIL 26, 2017

This meets "STEMI criteria" However, there is very high voltage, with a very deep S-wave in V2 and tall R-wave in V4. The morphology is not right for STEMI. My interpretation: LVH with secondary ST-T abnormalities, exaggerated by stress, not a STEMI. This is very good evidence that the ST elevation is not due to STEMI.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JUNE 27, 2021

To me, this looks like pulmonary edema. A bedside ultrasound was done, with dozens of clips, and was even done with Speckle Tracking. B-line predominance bilateral lungs indicates pulmonary edema. B-line predominance bilateral lungs indicates pulmonary edema. Because we are hypnotized the STEMI paradigm. "If

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Myocardial Infarction Ischemia STEMI Pulmonary 40

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2022

The morphology of V2-V4 is very specific in my experience for acute right heart strain (which has many potential etiologies, but none more common and important in EM than acute pulmonary embolism). CT angiogram showed extensive saddle pulmonary embolism. Now another, with ultrasound. On epinephrine and norepinephrine drips."

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2016

Smith comment: This patient did not have a bedside ultrasound. Had one been done, it would have shown a feature that is apparent on this ultrasound (however, this patient's LV function would not be as good as in this clip): This is recorded with the LV on the right. In fact, bedside ultrasound might even find severe aortic stenosis.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JANUARY 9, 2023

50% of LAD STEMIs do not have reciprocal findings in inferior leads, and many LAD OMIs instead have STE and/or HATWs in inferior leads instead. The ECG easily meets STEMI criteria in all leads V2-V6, as well. CT angiogram chest: no aortic dissection or pulmonary embolism. 24 yo woman with chest pain: Is this STEMI?

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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 had another etiology (such as old scar), and the ST elevation is due to severe shock, then it is a type II STEMI. I believe the latter (type II STEMI) is most likely.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JUNE 17, 2018

Exclusion criteria were age less than 18, SBP less than 100 mmHg, echocardiogram with EF less than 50%, STEMI, pregnancy, and trauma. While sensitivity of this sign is very low — its presence is highly suggestive of longstanding and severe pulmonary disease. Clin Cardiol 22:334-344, 1999 ).

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

A bedside cardiac ultrasound was normal, with no effusion. and the patient was converted to veno-venous (V-V) ECMO due to persistent pulmonary insufficiency. In a series of 18 patients with COVID and ST elevation, 8 were diagnosed with STEMI, 6 of whom had an angiogram and it showed obstructive coronary disease.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2019

Patients with pulmonary embolism or aortic dissection who have normal variant ST elevation are at high risk of being diagnosed with pericarditis when what they have is far more serious!! normal variant, not pericarditis) A Young Man with Sharp Chest pain (normal variant, not pericarditis) 24 yo woman with chest pain: Is this STEMI?

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

MARCH 3, 2025

I suspect pulmonary edema, but we are not given information on presence of B-lines on bedside ultrasound, or CXR findings. Anything that causes pulmonary edema: poor LV function, fluid overload, previous heart failure (HFrEF or HFpEF), valvular disease. Supply-demand mismatch can cause ST Elevation (Type 2 STEMI).

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Tachycardia Pulmonary Chest Pain Stenosis 74

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

These ECGs were texted to me by one of our previous ultrasound fellows, Will Smoot An elderly male arrived via EMS for acute substernal chest pain with radiation to left shoulder and arm that awakened him from sleep at 0030. No acute infectious prodrome, known pulmonary disease, or recent trauma. No prior similar symptoms or known CAD.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Case continued A bedside cardiac ultrasound revealed grossly preserved left ventricular function, no appreciable wall motion abnormality, pericardial effusion, or obvious valvular abnormality. Also: electrical instability, pulmonary edema, or hypotension. In this case, there was electrical instability (Mobitz II block).

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