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How High Blood Pressure Affects Your Heart and What You Can Do About It

MIBHS

This condition reduces blood flow to the heart, increasing the risk of angina (chest pain) and heart attacks. Common medications include diuretics, ACE inhibitors, beta-blockers, and calcium channel blockers.

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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. The fire department, who operate at an EMT level in this municipality, arrived before us and administered 324 mg of baby aspirin to the patient due to concern for ACS. Learning Points: 1.

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Pericarditis

Dr. Sanjay Gupta

About 5% of patients who present to A+E with chest pain which is not deemed to be a heart attack or angina are ultimately diagnosed with pericarditis. Pericarditis Keywords: Pericarditis; myopericarditis; chest pain; yorkcardiology The post Pericarditis appeared first on Dr Sanjay Gupta Cardiologist.