Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

AUGUST 9, 2024

Written by Colin Jenkins and Nhu-Nguyen Le with edits by Willy Frick and by Smith A 46-year-old male presented to the emergency department with 2 days of heavy substernal chest pain and nausea. The patient continued having chest pain. Circulation Research , 56 (2), 184–194. Is there STEMI? What is the rhythm?

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DAIC

MAY 14, 2024

The impact of this narrowing can ultimately result in angina (chest pain), which has been shown to double the risk of major cardiovascular events,1 as well as myocardial infarction ( heart attack ) or even death. Use Heart to Act on Angina. Available at: [link]. Accessed May 2024.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Whether stenting a narrowed coronary artery improves symptoms such as chest pain (angina) or shortness of breath is a very different question. Share Angina The classic definition of angina involves the sensation of tightness in the centre of the chest that is brought on with exertion and is relieved with rest.

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DAIC

APRIL 9, 2024

Most people with nonobstructive HCM have no symptoms, but about 40% experience symptoms such as chest pain, shortness of breath, abnormal heart rhythms, dizziness, fainting and swelling, which often worsen over time. For the phase 2 trial, researchers enrolled 67 patients treated for nonobstructive HCM at 14 centers.

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Coronary Artery Disease Journal

JULY 7, 2024

The primary outcome was nonfatal MI with secondary outcomes including nonfatal cerebrovascular accident (CVA), chest pain readmission, and repeat coronary angiography. For secondary outcomes, rates of CVA were 1.7%, chest pain readmission was 22.4%, and repeat angiography was 8.9%. Rates of nonfatal MI were 6.3%

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Cardiometabolic Health Congress

MAY 10, 2024

In a study published by the American Heart Association, “Sex and Age Differences in the Association of Depression With Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease and Adverse Cardiovascular Events,” researchers investigated 3,237 patients (35% women) undergoing coronary angiography to evaluate for coronary artery disease (CAD).

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MIBHS

DECEMBER 13, 2024

The aim is to restore proper blood flow to the heart, alleviating symptoms like chest pain (angina) and reducing the risk of heart attacks. During this procedure, a surgeon creates a bypass around the blocked portions of the coronary arteries using healthy blood vessels from other parts of the body.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

DECEMBER 29, 2024

Dizziness is so unlikely to be OMI without an obvious ECG, that I am going to pretend that this patient presented with chest pain. So let's pretend this is acute chest pain. Was it unstable angina? Well, really, in this case, there was no angina, only "dizziness") I don't think so. What do you think?

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

MARCH 17, 2025

Written by Willy Frick A man in his 60s with a history of hypertension and 40 pack-year history presented to the ER with 1 day of intermittent, burning substernal chest pain radiating into both arms as well as his back and jaw. Just look at all the research based on this ! Think of all the countless similar patients.

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