False positive ECGLV aneurysm anteriorRBBB5 Min Read Steve SmithonNovember 18, 2023 Acute Dyspnea and Right Bundle Branch Block I was texted this ECG just as I was getting into bed. It is of an elderly woman who complained of shortness of breath and had a recent stent…
LV aneurysm anteriorPM Cardio Queen of HeartsSubtle LAD5 Min Read Steve SmithonMay 18, 2023 45 yo with jaw pain radiating to left shoulder for 6 hours This case was provided by Steven Souchtchenko, a recent graduate of our Hennepin Healthcare EM/IM residency (i.e., a former trainee of mine).…
Hyperacute T-waves LADLV aneurysm anterior5 Min Read Steve SmithonJanuary 2, 2023 An ECG which is obviously diagnostic of OMI can appear wholly non-specific to most interpreters. A comment on AI. This was texted to me by a former resident, with no information: What do you think? Here Ken Grauer has used the PM Cardio app to…
LAD occlusionLAD OMI missedLV aneurysmLV aneurysm anterior10 Min Read Pendell MeyersonApril 13, 2022 A man in his 50s with acute chest pain and history of prior MI Written by Pendell Meyers A man in his 50s with prior history of anterior MI with LAD stent presented with acute chest pain similar but more…
Brooks WalshonNovember 10, 2021 With all those Q-waves, this can’t be acute OMI, right? Author’s note: This post is guest-written by Brooks Walsh, an emergency physician with an interest in emergency electrocardiology and…
LV aneurysm anterior3 Min Read Steve SmithonJuly 7, 2021 Chest pain and ST Elevation. A 42 year old presented with chest pain. Here is his triage ECG: What do you think? ‘This is a classic pattern of ST…