See what happens when hyperacute T-waves are missed. And can you be lucky to have a cardiac arrest?
Written by Pendell Meyers, edits by Steve Smith. A man in his 60s with history of hypertension and MI 10 years ago (with PCI at that time) —…
“Are these hyperacute T-waves?” – what is your recommendation for the team in these two cases?
Written by Pendell Meyers, edits by Steve Smith When practitioners are learning a new ECG concept for the first time, they very appropriately…
Bizarre (Hyperacute??) T-waves
Thanks to one our great HCMC nurses, Ryan Burch. He figured this one out. A dialysis patient presented with dyspnea. He was a bit…
Ten cases of hyperacute T-waves in V4-V6
Here are 10 cases with hyperacute T-waves in V4-V6. Each case is interesting and you can click on the link to read the entire case. 1. Chest…
Respiratory Symptoms and ST Elevation with Hyperacute T-waves
An elderly woman was brought to the ED for hypoxia. She had a history of chronic respiratory failure with a tracheostomy and had had…
Just as hyperacute T-waves can be reciprocal to T-wave inversion (last case),…..
Just as hyperacute T-waves can be reciprocal to T-wave inversion (last case),….. ….T-wave inversion can be reciprocal to…
How do you explain these inferior hyperacute T-waves?
Alberto Pinsino, a cardiology fellow from Milan, Italy, sent this case: Dr. Smith, I would be interested in knowing your opinion about this…
10 Cases of Inferior Hyperacute T-waves
In the last post, I showed: Ten (10) Examples of Hyperacute T-waves in Lead V2 (a few in V3), due to acute LAD occlusion Today, 10…
Ten (10) Examples of Hyperacute T-waves in Lead V2 (a few in V3), due to acute LAD occlusion
Thursday’s case, read by 60,000 people, provoked a bit of anguish among readers because they weren’t all sure they would recognize…
Lateral Hyperacute T-waves in V5 and V6
A middle aged male with no significant past medical history complained of several hours of chest pain. Here is his initial ED ECG: The…