Monday 7 April 2014

ECG mimics of acute myocardial infarction -


ECG mimics of acute myocardial infarction, which include 

  1. left ventricular hypertrophy
  2. left bundle branch block
  3. paced rhythm
  4. early repolarization
  5. pericarditis
  6. hyperkalemia, and 
  7. ventricular aneurysm

Wellens syndrome: symmetrical negative T wave in pre-cordial leads without R loss of R waves can regularly be observed in early anterior ischemia. Many patients with Wellens syndrome / sign turn out to have a critical proximal LAD stenosis