lead misplacement8 Min Read Hans HelsethonMay 29, 2026 The Right Decision for the Wrong Reason? An 85-year-old man with a history of MI with stents woke up feeling unwell. He reported that the original sensation was difficult to describe,…
modified sgarbossa criteriaNew LBBBRate-related bundle branch block6 Min Read Jesse McLarenonMay 25, 2026 65 year old with chest pain + new Left Bundle Branch Block: is this acute coronary occlusion? by Jesse McLaren A 65 year old with a history of COPD, coronary artery disease, reflux and cocaine use presented with chest tightness and…
NSTEMI is worthlessOcclusion MI/Non-Occlusion MI (OMI/NOMI) paradigmOMI in cardiac arrestSTEMI or NSTEMI DiagnosisSTEMI/NonSTEMI paradigm9 Min Read Willy FrickonMay 22, 2026 STEMI: An Impossible Standard. NSTEMI: a worthless diagnosis. A man in his mid 50s was playing soccer and collapsed. Bystanders initiated CPR and delivered 3 AED-advised shocks. The patient was intubated…
RBBBRBBB and LAFB in LAD OMIright bundlesinus tachycardia with wide complex can look like VTwide complex2 Min Read Steve SmithonNovember 16, 2010 Wide Complex Tachycardia; It’s really sinus, RBBB + LAFB, and massive ST elevation Here are more examples of wide complex tachycardia: these are all a mix of ventricular tachycardia and SVT with aberrancy. This 51 yo…
cardiogenic shocksubacute MI2 Min Read Steve SmithonDecember 5, 2010 Cardiogenic Shock and Pulmonary Edema due to Subacute Anterior STEMI This is a 72 yo male whose symptoms began with a cough 12 hours prior to presentation, at which time he had CP, SOB, and resp distress. On…