Unstable angina / non ST elevation myocardial infarction electrocardiogram


 * Associate Editors-In-Chief: ; Varun Kumar, M.B.B.S.; Lakshmi Gopalakrishnan, M.B.B.S.

Electrocardiogram in Unstable angina / NSTEMI
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.