Question 1

what is st elevation myocardial infarction?

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Big heart attack: Stemi is term for a large and dangerous kind of heart attack.  It usually requires emergency treatment with clot buster medications or a stent.

Question 2

whats the meaning of "st elevation myocardial infarction (stemi)"?

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Severe Heart Attack: Heart attacks - the lay term for myocardial infarction - comes in two levels of severity..Non-st-elevation (nstemi) and st-elevation (stemi) which refer to changes on an ekg and broadly reflect if an arterial occlusion is total or subtotal.

Question 3

any new latest findings in treatment for st elevation myocardial infarction?

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STEMI: Most recent thing i've seen is a report that stem cell treatment didn't improve ventricular function. This is still very preliminary however.

Question 4

on ecg- what does st elevation - high take off mean? a myocardial infarction?

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No: It's early repolariztion, a normal variant.

Question 5

reason for st segment elevation in myocardial infarction?

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Electrical: A heart attack damages muscles in the heart.  The flow of the electrical current throughout the wall changes when having to go around the damaged muscle, resulting in certain ekg changes,  since ekg's show the path of electrical current in the heart.  There are different changes, de[ending on which part of the muscle is damaged.

Question 6

why is there st segment elevation during a myocardial infarction?

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Ecg: The ST segment elevation is caused by an electrical potential difference in that phase of the cardiac cycle between the dying cardiac muscle and normal parts of the heart and the vector direction of that potential difference as manifest on the ecg.

Question 7

what is the sign that the patient has myocardial infarction?

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Symtoms of MI: Chest pain, pressure pain, radiates to arms and jaw.  Sob along with nausea and other GI symtoms. Symptoms first manifest with activity. Some patients may have atypical presentation like heart burn. Patient are usually pale, anxious and perspiration is present. Ecg most of the time is helpful.

Question 8

could you tell me what are early signs or symptoms of myocardial infarction?

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Chest pain ,dyspnea: The chest pain may be mild and be confused with gas gerd, or muscular. However coronary pain is usually progressively persistent.. Some sense of breathing difficulty including chest tightness can be seen and pts with obstructive lung disease may think they are experiencing worsening of their lung fxn.

Question 9

what are early signs or symptoms of myocardial infarction? rapid respiration and heart rate?

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Variable: These may include:  pain, pressure or a tightness in the chest with or without radiation to arm or jaw. Others include shortness of breath, sweats, fatigue, nausea and or vomiting, fast heart rate . Anxiety and a feeling of impending doom to list a few.

Question 10

what is a st-wave myocardial infarction?

Accepted Answer

Various: The st segment is a portion of the electrocardiogram.  A myocardial infarction can be described as st elevation myocardial infarction or non-st elevation myocardial infarction depending on the appearance of the electrocardiogram.  Management of the 2 types of heart attack are somewhat different.

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