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…
aVRST depressionsubarachnoid hemorrhage6 Min Read Steve SmithonOctober 20, 2013 Middle Aged Woman with Asystolic Cardiac Arrest, Resuscitated: Cath Lab? A middle-age woman with h/o hypertension was found down by her husband. Medics found her apneic and pulseless, began CPR, and she was…
"inferior" ST depressionGERD (reflux) diagnosismissed OMImissed STEMI2 Min Read Steve SmithonOctober 24, 2013 Missed myocardial infarction with subsequent cardiac arrest A 50 year old male presented to his physician’s office with “heartburn”. The physician recorded this ECG, interpreted…
cardiac arrest4 Min Read Steve SmithonOctober 28, 2013 Cardiac arrest: even after the angiogram, the diagnosis is not always clear A woman in her 40’s who was healthy, except for hypertension, was at work when she suddenly complained of neck and shoulder pain and…