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A man in his 50s with chest pain

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Sent by anonymous, written by Pendell Meyers A man in his 50s with no prior known medical history presented to the Emergency Department with severe intermittent chest pain. He denied any lightheadedness, shortness of breath, vomiting, or abdominal pain. Isn't it amazing?? Circulation. 2001;104:636–641.

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Right precordial ST depression in a patient with chest pain

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

A 70-year-old man calls 911 after experiencing sudden, severe chest pain. New electrocardiographic criteria for posterior wall myocardial ischemia validated by percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty model of acute myocardial infarction. 2015 Nov;20(6):570-7. This case comes from Sam Ghali ( @EM_RESUS ).