ST depression after cardiac arrest is frequently not due to ACS
Case 1 A 22 yo male had a cardiac arrest with ventricular fibrillation recorded. He was resuscitated. He was comatose. Here…
Cardiac arrest, LBBB with STEMI on the ECG, but no Acute Coronary Syndrome!
This 80 year old with a history of CABG had a cardiac arrest. He was resuscitated after fairly prolonged down time, but regained…
Weakness, prolonged PR interval, wide complex, ventricular tachycardia
This 58 year old patient with a PMH of CAD only (MI, 2 stents) presented awake with weakness and non-palpable pulses…
Cardiac Arrest, Wide Complex, Is it STEMI?
For other cases of cardiac arrest, see these posts Case This 200 kg patient was watching TV when he had a witnessed v fib arrest, and had a…
Incomplete LBBB, posterior STEMI, posterior leads, in a snowstorm
A 76 yo male had Chest Pain followed by a cardiac arrest. He was resuscitated in the field, and had hypotension annd electrical storm in the…
Cardiac Arrest, hypotension, tachycardia
A 65 yo woman had felt ill for 36 hours, had seen her MD but without undergoing a cardiac evaluation. She collapsed and 911 was called; she…
Cardiac Arrest suddenly after blood loss, is it due to MI? Also, when the rhythm looks like torsade, it is usually not.
A 74 yo f with ESRD on dialysis and h/o CAD bumped her access fistula and began to bleed profusely. She had a prehospital BP of 60, pulse 70,…
HyperKalemia with Cardiac Arrest. Peaked T waves: Hyperacute (STEMI) vs. Early Repolarizaton vs. Hyperkalemia
For more on hyperkalemia, click here (includes a great case of incessant ventricular tachycardia). For more on early repolarization, see these…
ST depression limited to Inferior leads is reciprocal to high lateral wall and represents STEMI
When there is inferior ST depression, one is tempted to diagnose “inferior ischemia”. However (paradoxically and mysteriously)…