50 yo with V fib has ROSC, then these 2 successive ECGs: what is the infarct artery?
A 50 yo was resuscitated from ventricular fibrillation. He had a prehospital ECG recorded after ROSC: What do you think?…
Healthy 45-year-old with chest pain: early repolarization, pericarditis or injury?
Submitted by Dr. George Mastoras (Twitter @georgemastoras), written by Jesse McLaren It’s a busy day in the ED when you’re sent another ECG to…
The Computer and Overreading Cardiologist call this completely normal. Is it?
This is another case sent by the undergraduate (who is applying to med school) who works as an EKG tech. The undergraduate is now…
Acute artery occlusion — which one?
Written by Willy Frick with edits by Ken Grauer A woman in her 70s with a history of hypertension presented with acute onset…
Syncope while on a treadmill
A 60-something ow healthy male had syncope while on treadmill. 911 was called and the patient was found by medics to…
Dynamic OMI ECG. Negative trops and negative angiogram does not rule out coronary ischemia or ACS.
By Smith, peer-reviewed by Interventional Cardiologist Emre Aslanger Submitted by anonymous A 53 y.o. male presents to the ED at 6:45 AM with…
How a pause can cause cardiac arrest
Written by Magnus Nossen — with edits by Grauer The tracings in today’s case is from a patient in his 80s being admitted…
Acute chest pain, right bundle branch block, no STEMI criteria, and negative initial troponin.
Written by Pendell Meyers A man in his 40s called EMS for acute chest pain that awoke him from sleep, along with nausea and shortness of…