2014 Coronary Angiogram Pericarditis 
Ken Grauer, MD
FEBRUARY 24, 2023
Hospital evaluation for this patient was negative for an acute coronary syndrome ( ie, CT coronary angiogram was normal — troponin was not elevated — and Echo was negative, with no sign of pericardial effusion ). The ultimate discharge diagnosis was acute pericarditis. ( Figure-1: The initial ECG in today's case.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
MAY 16, 2023
There is a reasonable chance of pericarditis in this case, or this could be a baseline." Sadly, I did not receive enough information to adjudicate whether this patient has pericarditis or not. I sent this to Dr. Smith and this was his response: "Likely pericarditis, but that is perilous. I immediately responded: "cool fake!
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