High Sensitivity TroponinTransient OMIunstable angina5 Min Read Jesse McLarenonJanuary 18, 2022 Which ACS had more myocardial damage? The one that meets STEMI criteria, or the one with the ‘normal’ ECG? This case comes from Jesse McLaren, with some contribution by Smith. Dr McLaren (@https://twitter.com/ECGcases), is an Emergency…
10 cases examples of lateral hyperacute T-waves V4-V6Hyperacute T-waves MissedMINOCAspontaneous reperfusionTransient OMI8 Min Read Steve SmithonDecember 29, 2021 Hyperacute T-waves — missed. Myocardial Infarction with Non-Obstructive Coronary Arteries (MINOCA) may be due to transient thrombotic Occlusion MI. Coronary thrombosis (twice in the same patient!!) without a stenosis or even a culprit Do not miss the last image at the bottom that shows the…
normal angiogram in ACSspontaneous reperfusionSubtle LADTransient OMIunstable angina7 Min Read Steve SmithonAugust 13, 2019 The ECG was correct. The angiogram was not. This was sent by Cam Mosley and Michael Truax, LSU-Baton Rouge Residency. 74 yo male with previous MI years ago presented with chest pain and…
hyperacute T-wavesreperfusionTransient OMIwellens7 Min Read Steve SmithonJune 28, 2018 If you had recorded an ECG during chest pain, what would it have shown? Case A 40-something male presented to triage. He had suffered a couple bouts of typical chest pain in the last 24 hours. …