AV blockexcessively discordant ST depressionExcessively discordant ST elevationInferior MI subtleRV MISyncopeThird (3rd) degree AV block7 Min Read Steve SmithonDecember 16, 2017 A 70-something woman with syncope and a wide complex This case was written by Andy Lichtenheld (https://twitter.com/ALichtenheld), a really smart 2nd year resident here at our Emergency Medicine…
excessively discordant ST depressionExcessively discordant ST elevationmodified sgarbossa criteriapaced rhythmPERFECT study4 Min Read Steve SmithonDecember 3, 2017 A 50-something with h/o coronary bypass has chest pain and a ventricular paced rhythm A 50-something male with h/o CAD and CABG, and dual chamber pacemaker due to sick sinus syndrome, called 911 for onset of acute chest pain 2…
Excessively discordant ST elevationLBBBSTEMI-equivalent1 Min Read Steve SmithonFebruary 11, 2015 New Left Bundle Branch Block (LBBB) and Dyspnea It is important to remember that the latest (2013) ACC/AHA STEMI guidelines removed New Left Bundle Branch Block (LBBB) as an indication for…
Cardiomyopathy exaggerates STE in LBBB/Paced rhythmExcessively discordant ST elevationpaced rhythmPseudoSTEMI2 Min Read Steve SmithonSeptember 14, 2014 Massive Excessively Discordant Anterior ST Elevation in a Paced Rhythm This patient has a standard DDD pacer, with RV pacing (not biventricular pacing), severe chronic nonischemic cardiomyopathy with EF of 10%…
Excessively discordant ST elevationJ-pointLAD occlusionLBBB2 Min Read Steve SmithonAugust 26, 2014 Left Bundle with Convex ST Segment: Where is the J-point? On July 26, I posted a similar problem, but in that case, the huge ST elevation was proportional. Here is another case in which it may…