Adv Emerg Nurs J. 2026 Oct-Dec 01;48(4):235-242. doi: 10.1097/TME.0000000000000652.
ABSTRACT
The paradigm of STEMI/NSTEMI (ST segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction/Non-ST segment Myocardial Infarction) is being supplanted by the new OMI (Occlusion Myocardial Infarction) ideology to better capture those patients who do not present with classic ST segment elevation on initial and even subsequent electrocardiograms (ECGs) but still represent patients with myocardium at risk from coronary artery occlusion and would benefit from timely, less than 2-hour, percutaneous coronary intervention. The first needle in the haystack from this case report was the prompt recognition of evolving "South Africa Flag" ECG changes of OMI in the setting of possible allergic reaction and its subsequent treatment, also known as Kounis syndrome, which represents the second possible but unconfirmed needle.
PMID:42955898 | DOI:10.1097/TME.0000000000000652