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A teenager with chest pain, a troponin below the limit of detection, and "benign early repolarization"

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No prior exertional complaints of chest pain, dizziness, lightheadedness, or undue shortness of breath. He denied headache or neck pain associated with exertion. I sent this ECG to Dr. Smith, with the only information that it is a 17 year old with chest pain. 24 yo woman with chest pain: Is this STEMI?

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See what happens when hyperacute T-waves are missed

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Written by Pendell Meyers, edits by Steve Smith A man in his 60s with history of hypertension and MI 10 years ago, with PCI, presented to an outside hospital complaining of chest pain that started while mowing the lawn. because if it does, then urgent cath to define the anatomy is clearly indicated. Similar findings.

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A young patient with diminishing pain with a subtle but diagnostic ECG.

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Case A 39-year-old male without prior medical history presents with chest pain that started 2 hours prior to presentation. He says that the pain intensity was 10/10 at home but now about 4/10. Despite the clinical stability and decreasing pain, this patient needs an immediate angiogram. Here are his publications.)

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Recent MI at another facility. Now back in the ER with chest pain

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Written by Willy Frick A young woman with a history of paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria presented with acute substernal chest pain. It is consistent with an inferior LV aneurysm. Documentation does not indicate whether she had persistent chest pain during this time. It is almost certainly not acute.