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A young peripartum woman with Chest Pain

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

[link] A 30 year-old woman was brought to the ED with chest pain. She had given birth a week ago, and she had similar chest pain during her labor. She attributed the chest pain to anxiety and stress, saying "I'm just an anxious person." This case occurred 10+ years ago. Lobo et al.

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An elderly woman with acute vomiting, presyncope, and hypotension, and a wide QRS complex

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

This pattern is essentially always accompanied by cardiogenic shock and high rates of VT/VF arrest, etc. The patient arrived to the ED in cardiogenic shock but awake. What is the Diagnosis in this 70-something with Chest Pain? 68 minutes with chest compressions, full recovery.

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American College of Cardiology ACC.24 Late-breaking Science and Guidelines Session Summary

DAIC

ET Main Tent (Hall B1) Self-expanding Versus Balloon-expandable Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in Patients with Small Aortic Annuli: Primary Outcomes from the Randomized Smart Trial Effect of Edetate Disodium Based Chelation Infusions on Cardiovascular Events in Post-MI Patients with Diabetes: The TACT2 Trial Long-term Beta-blocker Treatment (..)

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How does Acute Total Left Main Coronary occlusion present on the ECG?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

His comments/questions are inserted below the ECG: A 50-something woman presented with 3 days of intermittent chest pain that became worse on the day of presentation, with diaphoresis and radiation to the left arm, as well as abdominal pain. This is her ECG: An obvious STEMI, but which artery? Widimsky P et al.

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The First 60 Minutes of a Heart Attack: The Golden Hour

Wellnest

When a person experiences a heart attack or myocardial infarction, they may feel chest pain and other symptoms in different parts of their body. Although both techniques have advantages and limitations, primary angioplasty is the chosen therapy in most cases. So, how do you recognize a heart attack?