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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
DECEMBER 22, 2022
by Emre Aslanger Dr. Aslanger is our newest editorial member. Dr. Aslanger is also the author of the DIFFOCULT study: Emre K. Take home messages: 1- In STEMI/NSTEMI paradigm you search for STE on ECG. He is an interventional cardiologist in Turkey. Here is the post-intervention angiogram and post-PCI ECG. Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
JULY 31, 2020
Meyers, Weingart and Smith published their OMI Manifesto — in which they extensively document the critically important concept that management of acute MI by separation into a “STEMI” vs “non-STEMI” classification is an irreversibly flawed approach.
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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
MARCH 3, 2023
Furthermore, some ECGs may not meet the STEMI criteria but may still be diagnostic for acute coronary occlusion (ACO). Many researchers, including the editors of this blog, tried to develop such tools in the recent past and we have recommended their use in certain clinical scenarios in many posts on this blog.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
By Smith, peer-reviewed by Interventional Cardiologist Emre Aslanger Submitted by anonymous A 53 y.o. Here is his ED ECG at triage: Obvious high lateral OMI that does not quite meet STEMI criteria. For more on MINOCA — See My Comment in the November 16, 2023 post in Dr. Smith's ECG Blog ). The pain radiated to both shoulders.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
NOVEMBER 13, 2022
Written by Emre Aslanger. Emre is a new Editor of the Blog. You can find many examples on this blog attesting that. I am sure that it is not for the readers of this blog. This is also a clear ECG for the readers of this blog, but may be hard for someone who is not used to seeing non-mainstream ECGs.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
DECEMBER 13, 2023
I published, and Emre Aslanger externally validated, the 4-Variable formula for differentiating the ST Elevation of LAD OMI from Normal ST Elevation. Let's stretch out the QRS vertically so it is not so tiny: On upper left is the original. On the right are the precordial leads stretched vertically, so that the QRS is not tiny.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
JANUARY 1, 2024
This was contributed by Co-editor Emre Aslanger, an interventional cardiologist in Turkey. As per Dr. Aslanger — a number of medical providers were initial confused by what initially appears as marked ST elevation with reciprocal ST depression, indicative of an acute STEMI. That was also my initial concern.
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