Unstable angina non ST elevation myocardial infarction electrocardiogram
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Electrocardiogram
The resting electrocardiogram in the patient with unstable angina / non ST elevation MI may show any of the following:
- No changes
- Non specific ST / T wave changes
- Flipped or inverted T waves
- ST Depression as shown below. ST depression carries the poorest prognosis. Greater magnitudes of downsloping ST depression are associated with a poorer prognosis.