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No immediate cath. The patients history and laboratory evaluation are a bit atypical for ST elevation MI. Additionally, the EKG harbors characteristic findings of a ST elevation MI mimic, prior MI with or without ventricular aneurysm. EKG features of this ST elevation mimic commonly include:
- ST elevation with QS waves in V1-V4
- T waves flat or inverted
- ST elevation relatively small relative to QRS amplitude, (less than 1/4 height of QRS)
Source
Smith, S. and Larson, D. "Chapter 14: What Pseudoinfarction Patterns Mimic St Elevatioin Myocardial Infarction." Critical Decisions in Emergency and Acute Care Electrocardiography, 1st ed. 2009.