ST elevation

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Noun

ST elevation (plural ST elevations)

  1. (medicine) A finding on an echocardiogram where the ST segment is raised above the baseline in one or more leads, associated with conditions such as myocardial infarction and acute pericarditis.
    Synonym: (initialism) STE
    Antonym: ST depression

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