Angina Chest Pain Embolism 
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
MARCH 4, 2023
The ECG is rather classic for pulmonary embolism, and indeed this was a large acute PE. This is NOT Wellens because the T-wave inversion is DURING the pain (not after -- Wellens' is a syndrome of TWI after an episode of angina is resolved). this is highly suggestive of pulmonary embolism. This is a classic S1Q3T3.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
DECEMBER 19, 2023
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.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
MAY 10, 2023
A 34 yo woman with a history of HTN, h/o SVT s/p ablation 2006, and 5 months post-partum presented with intermittent central chest pain and SOB. She had one episode of pain the previous night and two additional episodes early on morning the morning she presented. Deep breaths are painful and symptoms come and go.
Dr. Sanjay Gupta
DECEMBER 19, 2022
She asked me why I felt she had had a heart attack and I explained to her that she had had chest pains and the blood test indicating damage to the heart was elevated and that was all we needed to say that she had had a heart attack. On the basis of these findings we told her that she had suffered a heart attack.
DAIC
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
ET Murphy Ballroom 4 Health 360x Registry: Scalable Workforce for Equitable Access to Point of Care Decentralized Clinical Trials Prevalence of Cardiovascular Disease and Risk Factors Among National Football League Alumni and Their Family Members: Results from the Huddle Study Hózhó (Heart Failure Optimization at Home to Improve Outcomes): A Pragmatic (..)
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
NOVEMBER 30, 2022
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).
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
MARCH 11, 2016
A middle-aged woman had intermittent angina for 48 hours, then onset of constant, crushing chest pain for 1.5 Both of these are very suggestive of " No-Reflow ," or poor microvascular reperfusion due to downstream embolization of microscopic platelet-fibrin aggregates. hours when she called 911.
Expert insights. Personalized for you.
52 
Let's personalize your content