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 ...

Persons 75 years of age or older constitute 6.1% of the US population but account for 36% of acute myocardial infarctions (MI) and 60% of deaths. Unfortunately, despite the fact that patients over ...

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 ...