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…
atrial flutter with 1:1 conductionWide complex tachycardia6 Min Read Steve SmithonSeptember 20, 2024 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…
6 Min Read Willy FrickonSeptember 23, 2024 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…
Hyperacute T-waves LADLAD reperfusionmissed OMINormal ECG by computer algorithmpseudonormalizationreperfusion and reocclusion8 Min Read Steve SmithonSeptember 25, 2024 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 willing to…