Identifying an acute myocardial infarction on the 12-lead ECG is the most important thing you can learn in ECG interpretation. Time is muscle when treating heart attacks. Missing a ST segment ...

Using the new criteria, 51 additional cases of acute MI were diagnosed, and none of the 224 cases detected by the WHO criteria were missed. Mortality at 6 months was higher in the troponins-only ...

Without knowing the past medical history, the ECG changes of an aneurysm may mimic an acute anterior MI. With an anterior or apical aneurysm, the persistent ST elevation is in lead V1 and V2 with ...

Acute myocardial infarction, commonly referred to as a heart ... enough blood to the heart due to a buildup of plaque, it can lead to a heart attack. Plaque is like a fatty substance that can ...

Switching from a conventional to a high-sensitivity cardiac troponin assay was linked to lower mortality at 30 days and 1 year in patients with suspected acute coronary disease.