2012 Bradycardia Chest Pain 
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
JUNE 5, 2024
The patient presented due to chest pain that was typical in nature, retrosternal and radiating to the left arm and neck. He denied any exertional chest pain. It is unclear if the patient was pain free at this time. He has a medical hx notable for hypertension, hyperlipidemia and previous tobacco use disorder.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
MAY 6, 2019
The patient presented with chest pain. I was taught that the tell-tale sign of ischemia vs an electrical abnormality was in the hx, i.e. chest pain for the ischemia and potential syncope for brugada. Only 5-18% of ED patients with chest pain have a myocardial infarction of any kind. Bradycardia.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
OCTOBER 8, 2023
All of the patients presented with chest pain , and they are all in triage. Triage is backed up, and 10 minutes into your shift one of the ED nurses brings your several ECG s that has not been overread by a physician. Which, if any, of these patients has OMI, with myocardium at risk and need for emergent PCI?
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
JANUARY 30, 2019
It was from a patient with chest pain: Note the obvious Brugada pattern. The elevated troponin was attributed to either type 2 MI or to non-MI acute myocardial injury. There is no further workup at this time. Smith: Here is a case that was just texted to me today from a former resident. This patient ruled out for MI.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
MARCH 15, 2023
She did notice something slightly wrong subjectively, but had no palpitations, chest pain, or SOB, or any other symptom. Baseline bradycardia in endurance athletes limits the use of ß-blockers. This middle-aged patient has a remote history of cardiac surgery as a young child for a "heart murmur". She was on no medications.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
DECEMBER 5, 2019
J Electrocardiology 45 (2012):433-442. Regardless of further evaluation, she should avoid bradycardia, AV nodal blockers, Na channel blockers, and fevers. --If The patient denied any chest pain whatsoever, and a troponin at zero and 2 hours were both undetectable. Bayes de Luna, A et al.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
MARCH 8, 2025
Within ten minutes, she developed bradycardia, hypotension, and ST changes on monitor. Bradycardia and heart block are very common in RCA OMI. He had no chest pain, dyspnea, or any other anginal equivalent, and his vital signs were normal. He told the patient this horrible news. link] Mostofsky, E., Maclure, M.,
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