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A man in his 70s with acute chest pain and paced rhythm.

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Edits by Meyers and Smith A man in his 70s with PMH of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, type 2 diabetes, CVA, dual-chamber Medtronic pacemaker, presented to the ED for evaluation of acute chest pain. Triage ECG: What do you think? This is diagnostic of proximal LAD occlusion. This is a huge anterolateral OMI. I cannot be anything else.

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Diffuse Subendocardial Ischemia on the ECG. Left main? 3-vessel disease? No!

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

It was edited by Smith CASE : A 52-year-old male with a past medical history of hypertension and COPD summoned EMS with complaints of chest pain, weakness and nausea. Authors' commentary: Cardiogenic shock in the setting of severe aortic stenosis. Fundamentally, cardiogenic shock is an issue of decreased cardiac output.

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How does Acute Total Left Main Coronary occlusion present on the ECG?

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His comments/questions are inserted below the ECG: A 50-something woman presented with 3 days of intermittent chest pain that became worse on the day of presentation, with diaphoresis and radiation to the left arm, as well as abdominal pain. Of those who do get to the ED, many present with clear STE.(65,

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90 year old with acute chest and epigastric pain, and diffuse ST depression with reciprocal STE in aVR: activate the cath lab?

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The best course is to wait until the anatomy is defined by angio, then if proceeding to PCI, add Cangrelor (an IV P2Y12 inhibitor) I sent the ECG and clinical information of a 90-year old with chest pain to Dr. McLaren. An elderly man with sudden cardiogenic shock, diffuse ST depressions, and STE in aVR Literature 1.