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Chest pain, followed by syncope, and cardiogenic shock with right side weakness

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Detected on EKG to have evidence of an inferior posterior STEMI. This has been similar in the MICU as well. Inferior STEMI s/p DES with significant residual LM/left sided obstructive CAD : TnI 11,344 on admission, suggesting significant infarct prior to presentation. MICU team considering bicarb infusion.

MICU 52
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Something Winter This Way Comes

EMS 12-Lead

Otherwise, no admission of CAD, HLD, or family history of sudden cardiac death. MICU transport was unremarkable. it has been subsequently deemed a STEMI-equivalent. He described the pain as “nagging,” and equally not exacerbated by any kind of movement. But the lesion is still active!

MICU 130