Acute OMI or “Benign” Early Repolarization?
Written by Willy Frick A man in his 50s with a history of hypertension, dyslipidemia, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and prior inferior OMI status…
An elderly patient with stuttering chest pain. Don’t jump to conclusions.
I was reading ECGs on the system and saw this one, and instantly knew the probable ECG diagnosis: What do you think? I went to the…
A young woman with palpitations. What med is she on? With what medication is she non-compliant? What management?
Written by Pendell Meyers A woman in her 20s with connective tissue disorder and history of aortic root and valve repair presented with…
Is there OMI on this ECG?
This is a case I had quite a while back. The patient with no prior cardiac history presented in the middle of the night with acute chest…
Concerning EKG with a Non-obstructive angiogram. What happened?
This is written by Willy Frick, an amazing cardiology fellow in St. Louis. https://twitter.com/willyhfrick A 62 year old man with…
An ECG with only «marginal» change
This is by Magnus Nossen, from Norway The patient is a 70 something male with a hx of hypertension and tobacco use disorder. He is otherwise…
Proportionality is a major element in the ECG Diagnosis of OMI.
This middle aged patient presented with chest pain: What do you think? There is VERY low voltage. There is some ST Elevation, but…
Occlusion myocardial infarction is a clinical diagnosis
Occlusion myocardial infarction is a clinical diagnosis Written by Willy Frick (@Willyhfrick). Willy is a cardiology fellow with a keen…
Syncope While Driving. Activate the Cath Lab?
A 50-something had syncope while driving. He was belted and it was low speed. He had a prehospital ECG. He was ambulatory at…