Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

RECTIFICACION SEGMENTO ST DI.

English translation:

straight ST segment in lead I

Added to glossary by Rita Tepper
May 8, 2010 20:29
14 yrs ago
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Spanish term

RECTIFICACION SEGMENTO ST DI.

Spanish to English Medical Medical: Cardiology
A un paciente con infarto agudo de miocardio se le efectúa en Urgencias una ECG mostrando RECTIFICACION SEGMENTO ST DI. ISQUEMIA SUBEPICARDIA a VL y ST RECTIFICADO V1 y V2.

Meaning of rectificar and DI here?
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May 10, 2010 17:57: Rita Tepper Created KOG entry

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straight ST segment in lead DI

Eighteen (29%) of doctors measured ST segment elevation at the J point, ... selected ECG complexes with straight ST segments parallel with the ECG baseline. ...
emj.bmj.com/content/19/2/126.full.html - Similares

4 Jun 2009 ... When an ST segment loses its concavity and becomes straight or upwardly convex, it can indicate acute myocardial infarction. ...
ems12lead.blogspot.com/.../st-segment-morphology.html - En caché - Similares

It is frequently taught that in other upright leads, upward convexity or a straight ST segment (non-concave morphology, see Figure 6, Figure 7 and Figure 8) ...
linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0736467906002903 - Similares
Peer comment(s):

agree David Shield : I agree with you about a "straight" ST segment, but "DI" here means simply "Lead I" ("D" for derivación).
3 hrs
Yes David, you are right, it is lead I. Thank you!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "I've since come across "rectified ST-segment" and the use of "flattening" for rectificacion. "
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normalization of ST D1 segment

1) Rectification is the process of converting AC to pulsating DC. ....

...rectificación del segmento ST en DI - El segmento ST representa un periodo de inactividad eléctrica, tres derivaciones bipolares de miembros, llamadas D1, D2 y D3...

[PS]
Normalized Cuts and Image Segmentation 1 Introduction...

PDF. Frequency, characteristics, and clinical significance
of transient ST segment elevation in patients with
acute coronary syndromes...

ISQUEMIA SUBEPICARDIA a VL - subepicardial ischemia LV.

ST RECTIFICADO V1 y V2. - normalized ST V1 and V2.

http://www.slideshare.net/cksheng74/st-segment-elevations-in...



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Note added at 4 hrs (2010-05-09 01:14:59 GMT)
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"Early Repolarization": note high take off of the ST segment in leads V4-6; the ST elevation in V2-3 is generally seen in most normal ECG's; the ST elevation in V2-6 is concave upwards, another characteristic of this normal variant.

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Also:
# ST elevation (transmural injury)
# ST elevation (pericarditis pattern)

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Note added at 20 hrs (2010-05-09 17:04:41 GMT)
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Para entender las alteraciones del segmento ST en su forma y/o posicion respecto a la linea isoelectrica:
http://www.medspain.com/curso_ekg/leccion23.htm
Peer comment(s):

disagree Rita Tepper : No Joel, un segmento ST rectificado es más recto que la morfología normal y puede significar isquemia. Straight ST in lead DI
15 mins
Queres decir, ST segment elevation in lead?
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