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A man in his 70s with chest pain

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

He stated it was similar to prior heart attacks. He underwent CPR and then was shocked out of VF. At times — the initial subtle findings simply represent a phase of "pseudo-normalization" that may occur soon after spontaneous reopening of an acutely occluded coronary artery. The pain was still ongoing at arrival.

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A man in his 30s with cardiac arrest and STE on the post-ROSC ECG

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

He reportedly told his family "I think I'm having a heart attack", then they immediately drove him to the ED, and he was able to ambulate into the triage area before he collapsed and became unresponsive. CPR was initiated immediately. It was reportedly a PEA arrest; there was no recorded V Fib and no defibrillation. (The

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