What is the Diagnosis?
This 65 year old woman presented in cardiogenic shock: Some will find this easy (if so, sorry!), but some might be confused. See below.…
Pseudo-Wellens’ Syndrome due to Left Ventricular Hypertrophy (LVH)
A 52 year old male presented with epigastric pain, continuing in the emergency department. He has a history of hypertension, and is on…
Dynamic inferior MI: STEMI or Non-STEMI? Does it matter?
A 63 year old with no cardiac history developed substernal chest burning while exercising, relieved with rest. It later woke him…
ST depression after cardiac arrest is frequently not due to ACS
Case 1 A 22 yo male had a cardiac arrest with ventricular fibrillation recorded. He was resuscitated. He was comatose. Here…
ST changes due to limb lead LVH?
This was a middle aged female with a h/o CAD who presented to the ED by EMS sudden onset of central chest pressure 45 min prior to…
What is the rhythm? And is there new left bundle branch block (LBBB)?
A 90 yo with a history of orthostatic hypotension had a near syncopal event followed by chest pain. Chest pain was resolved upon arrival in…
Wide Complex Tachycardia: what is it?
I’m going to show you this one without history. Rate is 133. There are no definite p-waves. The QRS is only 126 ms. …
Prolonged Chest Pain. Is this LV aneurysm or acute anterior STEMI? Acuteness of STEMI and viable myocardium.
This patient had no significant past medical history. He presented with chest pain of 48 hours duration which became worse in the…
New LBBB after Cardiac Arrest
An elderly man with a history of DM and renal failure had a complaint of back pain, and called 911. En route, he had a seizure, then…
Peer Reviewed Lecture: ECG Diagnosis of STEMI-equivalent in Left Bundle Branch Block (20 minutes)
This is a lecture for the journal Academic Emergency Medicine, which now publishes lectures that have been peer-reviewed. This is the second…