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The three things that can go wrong with the heart

Dr. Sanjay Gupta

With this test, an echocardiogram is done at rest to study the pumping ability of the heart. Firstly the plaque may continue to build up and cause actually restrict blood from getting to the heart muscle and this often presents with symptoms of chest tightness on exertion or angina. You can only diagnose it in retrospect.

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An athletic 30-something woman with acute substernal chest pressure

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Now you have ECG and troponin evidence of ischemia, AND ventricular dysrhythmia, which means this is NOT a stable ACS. These are reperfusion T-waves (the same thing as Wellens' waves) Echocardiogram Regional wall motion abnormality-distal septum and apex. Again, cath lab was not activated. What does this troponin level mean?

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