Today, Dr. Abhishek Shukla explained how a heart attack (acute myocardial infarction) is diagnosed using a combination of clinical symptoms, ECG findings, and cardiac biomarkers. The most critical ECG finding is ST-segment elevation in specific leads corresponding to the affected coronary artery territory. When a patient presents with acute chest pain, radiation to the arm or jaw, sweating, or breathlessness, the ECG is immediately evaluated. If ST elevation or new-onset left bundle branch block

Figure 1: Diagnostic and management guide for Anterior, Inferior, and Right Ventricular ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI), correlating infarct location, culprit artery, key ECG leads, and critical clinical considerations. #STEMI #Cardiology #ECG #EmergencyMedicine #MedEd | Abdallah Othman