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Sgarbossa Criteria

Aka: Sgarbossa Criteria

Indications
1. EKG criteria for diagnosis of acute Myocardial Infarction when Left Bundle Branch Block is present
Criteria
1. ST segment elevation of 1 mm or more if in same direction as QRS Complex in any lead
  1. Score: 5 Points
2. ST segment depression of 1 mm or more in any lead from V1 to V3
  1. Score: 3 Points
3. ST segment elevation of 5 mm or more in opposite direction of QRS Complex
  1. Score: 1 Point
Interpretation
1. Score of 3 or more suggests acute Myocardial Infarction
Efficacy
1. Test Specificity: 90%
2. Test Sensitivity: 20%
References
1. Sgarbossa (1996) NEJM 334(8):481-7

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