Alain Tanguay, MD, Eric Brassard, MD, Johann Lebon, PhD, François Bégin, MD, Denise Hébert, BcSc-Infa, and Jean-Michel Paradis, MD The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence of false-positive and inappropriate cardiac catheterization laboratory (CCL) activation in patients suspected...

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An article by Anton P.M. Gorgels, MD, PhD, FESC, from sciencedirect.com. Please note the downloadable pdf of the full article below. Abstract: The 12 lead surface electrocardiogram (ECG) is an indispensable tool to identify acute coronary syndromes and the patient at high risk. Acute coronary...

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Hey everyone, Current ECG here. Did you know that it’s possible to have an ECG where it doesn’t show any changes, but you know that the history of presenting illness fits, the patient presentation sure fits, and you’re thinking this is acute coronary syndrome, but you’re not sure why you’re not...

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This article appears in the June-July 2019 edition of Canadian Paramedic Association: https://canadianparamedicine.ca/featured-edition, pp.38-40 Paramedic ECG Interpretation Paramedics practice medicine in unpredictable environments thus necessitating the need to utilize a number of different...

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Hey everyone, Current ECG here. This is a quick video for an article about the OMI Manifesto posted here earlier today. There’s a really new piece of information done by Dr Pendell Meyers, Dr Stephen Smith, Dr Steven Weingard, and it’s called the Occlusion Myocardial Infarction Manifesto. And...

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From http://hqmeded-ecg.blogspot.com/2018/04/the-omi-manifesto.html, Sunday April 1 2018: A Collaboration by Dr Smith’s ECG Blog and EMCrit Pendell Meyers, MD Scott Weingart, MD, FCCM Stephen Smith, MD The current guideline-recommended paradigm of acute MI management (“STEMI vs. NSTEMI”) is...

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Editorial by Pentti M. Rautaharju, MD, PhD, 7 September 2005 The editorial by John Madias in this issue of the Journal of Electrocardiography presents a rather provocative thesis, implying that it is impossible on theoretical grounds to rely upon ST deviations in acute myocardial ischemia to...

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Epinephrine in out of hospital cardiac arrest (OOHCA) has been a staple intervention for decades. Through rigorous research we have determined that it may not be as great as we once thought…at least not in the ways we typically use it. A recent thought provoking synopsis of the current pro and...

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Hey Current ECG Nation! Big News!! World renowned expert Dr Jerry Jones will be joining the Current ECG community in upcoming episodes… and we’ve added a new Current Research blog page. Check it out! www.currentecg.com #staycurrent

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Excerpt of article from the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, Vol. 50, No. 11, 2007. Thomas N. Martin, MD, Bjoern A. Groenning, MD, Heather M. Murray, MSC, Tracey Steedman, BSC, John E. Foster, PHD, Alex T. Elliot, PHD, Henry J. Dargie, MD, Ronald H. Selvester, MD, Olle Pahlm, MD,...

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