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Infarcts and Ischemia ECG 19

This ECG was from a patient with a left ventricular aneurysm. A left ventricular aneurysm (LV aneurysm) can be diagnosed on ECG when there is persistent ST segment elevation occurring 6 weeks after a ...
The New England Journal of Medicine

Use of the Electrocardiogram in Acute Myocardial Infarction

The electrocardiogram remains a crucial tool in the identification and management of acute myocardial infarction. A detailed analysis of patterns of ST-segment elevation may influence decisions ...
Healio

Infarcts and Ischemia ECG 7

This ECG demonstrates an “extensive anterior” and “tombstoning” of the ST segment seen during a large acute anterior myocardial infarction. This is usually the result of thrombosis of the left ...
Medscape

The Cause of the ST-Segment Elevation

Answer: B. Hyperkalemia causing the Brugada electrocardiographic (ECG) pattern. In leads V1-2, the ST segment is elevated, which begins from the top of the R' wave and is downsloping, ending with an ...
Medscape

System Delays May Up Mortality in Anterior vs Nonanterior STEMI

ZWOLLE, THE NETHERLANDS — Prolonged time from first medical contact to reperfusion therapy ("system delay") may affect both short- and long-term mortality—but only in patients who had an anterior vs ...