POTD: stemi equivalents -- when to call the cath lab

1. ppm/LBBB + unstable/sgarbossa

ppm = percuatenous pacemaker (LBBB morphology + pacer spikes)

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LBBB = left bundle branch block (widened QRS >120ms)

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sgarbossa criteria (inappropriate concordance)

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modified smith criteria (excessive discordance)

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2. VR st elevation

left main artery occlusion

VR st elevation >1mm

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3. deWinters

proximal left anterior descending artery occlusion

precordial lead st depression + hyperacute t waves

4. posterior MI

right coronary artery occlusion (90%)

left coronary artery occlusion (10%)

V1-3 st depression

5. out-of-hospital cardiac arrest WITHOUT unfavorable features

unfavorable features = 

traumatic arrest

unwitnessed arrest

unwitnessed cpr

asystole/PEA

>30min ROSC

pH <7.2 | lactate >7 | age >85yr

















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