ACE Inhibitor, Defibrillator and Thrombosis

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

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

She was defibrillated and resuscitated. MINOCA may be due to: coronary spasm, coronary microvascular dysfunction, plaque disruption, spontaneous coronary thrombosis/emboli , and coronary dissection. Even in patients whose moderate stenosis undergoes thrombosis, most angiograms show greater than 50% stenosis after the event.

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

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