transient ST elevation3 Min Read Steve SmithonDecember 5, 2014 Transient ST elevation, rules out for MI, what is it? A 70 year old diabetic complained of 6/10 epigastric pain. Here is his initial ECG: There is diffuse ST elevation: II, III, aVF and…
Aortic Dissection2 Min Read Steve SmithonDecember 2, 2014 A 50-something with severe chest pain and a normal ECG A 50 something with no past history presented with sudden severe substernal chest pain with no radiation or associated symptoms. The…
Lewis Leadventricular tachycardiawide_complex_tachycardia5 Min Read Steve SmithonDecember 1, 2014 Wide Complex Tachycardia: Lewis Leads Do Not Differentiate VT from SVT with Aberrancy An 83 yo complained of palpitations and dizziness and presyncope. He had a history of systolic heart failure with an EF of 40-45% and…