What Kind of AV Block is This? Guest Post by Dr. K. Wang (The Rhythm Master), Using a Ladder Diagram
In my residency training and beyond, I learned much from Dr. Kyuhyun Wang (here is his bio) and from his Atlas of Electrocardiography. …
Pulmonary Edema, Hypertension, and ST Elevation 2 Days After Stenting for Inferior STEMI
A male in his 40’s who had been discharged 6 hours prior after stenting of an inferoposterior STEMI had sudden severe SOB at home 2…
68 minutes with chest compressions, full recovery. Plus recommendations from a 5-member panel on cardiac arrest.
The following is told with full permission of the patient, who is a paramedic who also started, owns and runs with his wife a company for…
A 52 year old with palpitations
This case is from my friend Pierre Taboulet, who graciously allowed me to re-post it here. He has a fantastic EKG site for anyone who…
Prehospital Serial ECGs demonstrate repeated Reperfusion and Reocclusion
A 78 yo male had a syncopal event and complained of chest pain. Here are 9 prehospital ECGs during transport: 0 minutes, nondiagnostic 4…
Acute Severe Pulmonary Edema: What is the Diagnosis?
Here is an interesting case just presented in a conference today. Thanks to Dr. Simegn, Asinger, Davies, and Bart for their input. A 69…
Wide Complex Tachycardia
An otherwise healthy woman in her 20’s presented with tachycardia. She had experienced palpitations and called 911. …
Septal STEMI with lateral ST depression, then has collateral reperfusion resulting in Wellens’ waves
A middle-aged male presented with 1.5 hours of 8/10 chest pain associated with diaphoresis and vomiting. He has a prior history of…
Massive Precordial ST Elevation. What is it?
This case comes from my book, The ECG in Acute MI: A male in his 70’s had a cardiac arrest and was successfully defibrillated. Below is…
Septal STEMI with ST elevation in V1 and V4R, and reciprocal ST depression in V5, V6
This was sent to me by a reader named Aaron. A 36 yo male smoker presented to the ED with chest pain. It had started the night before as…