cardiac arrest due to missed OMIPrecordial swirlProximal LADRBBB and LAFBsouth african flag signsubendocardial ischemia9 Min Read Pendell MeyersonJuly 13, 2026 A man in his 50s with acute chest pain. See what happens when it is “Not a STEMI” Written by Pendell Meyers, comments of course by Smith. Sent by anonymous A man in his 50s was walking his dog early in the morning when he…
cardiac arrest due to missed OMIhigh sensitivity troponin negative in OMImissed OMItroponin-false negativeUnstable Angina in the era of High sensitivity troponin6 Min Read Steve SmithonFebruary 12, 2026 “Non-diagnostic” (even in retrospect) according to an entire conference full of ED docs and cardiologists. Subtitle: It’s not the ECG which is “Non-diagnostic” — it is the physicians who are “Non-diagnostic!” This…
cardiac arrest due to missed OMIInferior OMI Subtlemissed OMIMissed OMI and diedPositive Predictive ValuePretest Probability7 Min Read Steve SmithonFebruary 10, 2026 A 50-something with chest pain. Look what happens if you don’t use the Queen of Hearts. I came across this ECG while reading through all the ECGs on the system. The computer interpretation, confirmed by a cardiologist, is: = = =…