Comment to "Focal" STEMI !
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Perfect, you guys hit the nail on the head. Focal first diagonal occlusion. Images from before and after intervention is below. Angios films attached. The diagonal was found to have a thrombotic lesion. Post interventional flow was slightly sluggish, TIMI 2-3.
EKG post intervention below showing resolution of these changes and Q-wave progression:
Here is the next twist. 24 hr later, while he was in the hospital, he developed sudden-onset chest pain associated with diaphoresis and palpitations. He is tachycardic but BP is stable.
Repeat EKG is shown below.
What is going on now, what is the next step?