false positive cath lab activationFalse positive ECGhyperacute T-waves7 Min Read Pendell MeyersonAugust 26, 2019 An ECG sent to me with concern for hyperacute T-waves Written by Pendell Meyers A woman in her 70s with diabetes, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia suddenly developed nausea, diaphoresis, and brief…
false positive cath lab activationFalse positive ECGhyperacute T-wavesLAD occlusionOMI8 Min Read Pendell MeyersonMarch 31, 2019 Three EKGs shown to me – which if any need emergent reperfusion? Written by Pendell Meyers We commonly get feedback from readers who are skeptical that we can pick out the subtle NSTEMI occlusions from…
Convex ST ElevationechocardiogramFalse positive ECGFormula for Early Repol vs. Anterior STEMILAD occlusion vs. benign early repolarization7 Min Read Steve SmithonFebruary 18, 2019 Chest pain and Convex ST Elevation in Precordial Leads A 30-something y.o. male with PMH significant for anxiety, asthma, and alcohol use disorder presented with chest pain x 1 week. Patient…
False positive ECGinferior early repolarizationSpeckle Tracking Strain Echocardiography2 Min Read Steve SmithonMay 16, 2016 ST Elevation: Inferior MI or Early Repol? Ultrasound Speckle Tracking Can Help. Rob Reardon, our ultrasound director, showed me this ECG of a 50 yo with chest pain he had seen a few days prior: I said “Early…