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v t e ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction
Background	Overview • Epidemiology and Demographics • Classification
Risk factors and Triggers	Risk Factors • Triggers
Pathophysiology	Pathophysiology of Vessel Occlusion • Pathophysiology of Reperfusion• Gross Pathology • Histopathology
Diagnosis	Diagnosis • Symptoms • Differential Diagnosis of Chest Pain • Physical Examination • Electrocardiogram • Right ventricular myocardial infarction • Atrial Infarction • Cardiac Markers • Coronary Angiography
Treatment	Pre-Hospital Care Pre-Hospital Care Initial Care Initial Care • Oxygen • Nitrates • Analgesics • Aspirin • Beta Blockers Pharmacologic Reperfusion • Reperfusion Therapy (Overview of Fibrinolysis and Primary PCI) • Fibrinolysis Mechanical Reperfusion • The Importance of Reducing Door-to-Balloon Times • Primary PCI • Adjunctive and Rescue PCI • Rescue PCI • Facilitated PCI • Adjunctive PCI • CABG • Management of Patients Who Were Not Reperfused • Assessing Success of Reperfusion Antithrombin Therapy • Antithrombin therapy • Unfractionated heparin • Low Molecular Weight Heparinoid Therapy • Direct Thrombin Inhibitor Therapy • Factor Xa Inhibition Antiplatelet Agents • Aspirin • Thienopyridine Therapy • Glycoprotein IIbIIIa Inhibition Inhibition of the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System • Inhibition of the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System Other Adjunctive Therapies • Magnesium Therapy • Glucose Control • Calcium Channel Blocker Therapy
Monitoring	Arrhythmia Monitoring
Complications	Complications
Discharge Care	Secondary Prevention • Cardiac Rehabilitation • Prognosis

v t e Electrocardiography
Overview	History of the EKG • EKG interpretation basics • Normal sinus rhythm
EKG Complexes	P wave • QRS complex • ST Segment • T wave • T wave alternans • Tombstone T wave • U wave Osborn wave • H wave • K wave • Delta wave NSSTW changes
EKG Intervals	PR Interval • QRS Interval • ST Interval • QT Interval
Conduction System & Bradycardia	Cardiac pacemaker • SA node • AV node• Bundle of His • Purkinje fibers • Sinus bradycardia • First Degree AV Block • Second Degree AV Block • Complete or Third-Degree AV Block • Concealed conduction • AV Junctional Rhythms • LBBB • LAHB • LPHB • RBBB • Trifascicular block
Atrial Arrhythmias	Sinus tachycardia • Premature Atrial Contractions (PACs) • Ectopic Atrial Rhythm • Paroxysmal Atrial Tachycardia (PAT) • Paroxysmal Atrial Tachycardia (PAT) with Block • Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia (MAT) • Atrial Flutter • Atrial Fibrillation • Wandering atrial pacemaker
Ventricular Arrhythmias	Differential Diagnosis of Tachycardia with a Wide QRS Complex • Accelerated Idioventricular Rhythm • Ventricular Parasystole • Premature Ventricular Contractions (PVCs) • Ventricular tachycardia • Ventricular Fibrillation • Sudden cardiac death
EKG Abnormalities in Disease States	Hypertrophy & Dilatation • Right atrial enlargement • Left atrial enlargement • Biatrial enlargement • Left Ventricular Hypertrophy • Right Ventricular Hypertrophy • Biventricular Hypertrophy • Acute myocardial infarction • NSTEMI • STEMI • Tombstone ST elevation • Right ventricular myocardial infarction • Atrial infarction Pre-excitation Syndromes • Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome • Lown Ganong Levine Syndrome • Mahaim Type Preexcitation Cardiomyopathies • Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia • Dilated Cardiomyopathy • Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Drug Effects on the EKG • Adenosine • β-blockers • Digitalis • Quinidine • Procainamide • Disopyramide • Lidocaine • Tocainide and Mexiletine • Phenytoin • Encainide, Flecainide and Propafenone • Amiodarone • Bretylium • Ca Channel Blockers • Phenothiazines • Tricyclic Antidepressants • Lithium Congenital Heart Disease • Dextrocardia • Atrial Septal Defect • Ventricular Septal Defect • Tetralogy of Fallot • Conjoined Twins or Siamese Twins • Congenital heart block Electrolyte Disturbances • Hyperkalemia • Hypokalemia • Hypercalcemia • Hypocalcemia • Nonspecific Changes Other Heart Diseases • Pericarditis • Myocarditis • Tamponade • Heart Transplantation • Sick Sinus Syndrome • Long QT Syndrome Inherited Disease • Brugada Syndrome Systemic Diseases • CNS Disease • Cardiac Tumors Heart Transplantation • EKG Changes in patient with Heart Transplantation Exogenous Effects • Hypothermia • Chest Trauma • Insect Bites • Electric Injuries
Technical Issues and Potential Errors in Interpretation	Artifacts • Lead Placement Errors • The EKG in a Patient with a Pacemaker • EKG in athletes