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SGEM#344: We Will…We Will Cath You – But should We After An OHCA Without ST Elevations?

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He is interested and experienced in healthcare informatics, previously worked with ED-directed EMR design, and is involved in the New York City Health and Hospitals Healthcare Administration Scholars Program (HASP). Defibrillation is the treatment of choice in these cases but does not often result in sustained ROSC ( Kudenchuk et al 2006).

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Upon arrival to the emergency department, a senior emergency physician looked at the ECG and said "Nothing too exciting."

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She was defibrillated and resuscitated. STEMI MINOCA versus NSTEMI MINOCA STEMI occurs in the presence of transmural ischaemia due to transient or persistent complete occlusion of the infarct-related coronary artery. This has resulted in an under-representation of STEMI MINOCA patients in the literature. From Gue at al.