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Something Winter This Way Comes

EMS 12-Lead

Otherwise, no admission of CAD, HLD, or family history of sudden cardiac death. One stent was deployed with restorative TIMI-0 flow. it has been subsequently deemed a STEMI-equivalent. it has been subsequently deemed a STEMI-equivalent. The red arrow shows a 90% LAD occlusion at the D1 branch.

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A 40-Something male with a "Seizure," Hypotension, and Bradycardia

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

There is an obvious inferior STEMI, but what else? Besides the obvious inferior STEMI, there is across the precordial leads also, especially in V1. This STE is diagnostic of Right Ventricular STEMI (RV MI). In fact, the STE is widespread, mimicking an anterior STEMI. He was successfully stented.

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Inferior ST elevation with reciprocal change: which of these 4 patients has Occlusion MI?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Note: according to the STEMI paradigm these ECGs are easy, but in reality they are difficult. Theres inferior STE which meets STEMI criteria, but this is in the context of tall R waves (18mm) and relatively small T waves, and the STD/TWI in aVL is concordant to the negative QRS. This was false positive STEMI with an ECG mimicking OMI.

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Patient is informed of her husband's death: is it OMI or it stress cardiomyopathy?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

After stent deployment, we often see improvement in the ST-T within seconds or minutes. Here is the final angiogram following placement of a stent in the ostial RCA. 2:04 PM, post stent deployment You can see that even after complete restoration of flow, the ECG still looks terrible, V most of all.