emDocs - November 21, 2017 - Author: Santistevan J - Edited by: Koyfman A
"What are the main ECG pointers for pericarditis?
- Pericarditis and STEMI can be very difficult to differentiate on ECG!
- The ST elevation of pericarditis should be concave (smiley-face)
- The ST elevation should be diffuse, not localized to a single vascular territory
- In pericarditis, ST depression should only be found in aVR and V1
- If you’re not sure, get serial ECGs and err on the side of caution!"