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Chest pain, a ‘normal’ ECG, a 'normal trop', and low HEART and EDACS scores: Discharge home? Stress test? Many errors here.

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Written by Jesse McLaren, with comments from Smith and Grauer A 60 year old presented with three weeks of intermittent non-exertional chest pain without associated symptoms. A prospective validation of the HEART score for chest pain patients at the emergency department. JAMA Intern Med 2019 9. Int J Cardiol 2013 2.

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Concerning EKG with a Non-obstructive angiogram. What happened?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

link] A 62 year old man with a history of hypertension, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and carotid artery stenosis called 911 at 9:30 in the morning with complaint of chest pain. He described it as "10/10" intensity, radiating across his chest from right to left. This is written by Willy Frick, an amazing cardiology fellow in St.

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Cardiovascular disease development in COVID-19 patients admitted to a tertiary medical centre in Iran

The British Journal of Cardiology

Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) have been reported to occur in a significant number of patients diagnosed with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Manifestations of CVDs, such as chest pain, abnormal serum markers, unstable angina, myocardial infarction (MI), myocarditis, and new-onset hypertension, were documented.

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India’s first post Covid 19 coronary bypass surgery patient discharged successfully.

Dr. Prateek Bhatnagar

63 years old Afsar Khan resident of Karwan, Hyderabad had been having coronary artery disease and chest pain on exertion for about a year. In November 2019, he underwent CT coronary angiography which showed blocks in all 3 coronary arteries of the heart. With increasing chest pain, he underwent coronary angiography in June.

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What will you do for this patient transferred to you who is now asymptomatic?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

A middle-aged woman with history of hypertension presented to another hospital approximately 2 hours after onset of chest pain and shortness of breath. I believe this is by far the most common outcome for this patient around the world in 2019. This ECG was recorded on arrival: What do you think? mm STE in V1 and 1.5-2.0

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What does this ECG with significant ST Elevation represent?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

They were recorded 12 minutes apart: "Hey Steve, 30-something with one week of chest pain, mostly right-sided, better with sitting up.": I learned more about the history: 30-something African American with 5-7days of sharp R-sided shoulder/scapula/chest discomfort, presented with sinus tachycardia. What do you think?

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Upon arrival to the emergency department, a senior emergency physician looked at the ECG and said "Nothing too exciting."

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

This patient, who is a mid 60s female with a history of hypertension, hyperlipidemia and GERD, called 911 because of chest pain. A mid 60s woman with history of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and GERD called 911 for chest pain. It is also NOT the clinical scenario of takotsubo (a week of intermittent chest pain).

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