Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2019

[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. JACC 2019 Sep 10;74(10):1290-1300.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

AUGUST 3, 2017

A 70-year-old man calls 911 after experiencing sudden, severe chest pain. New electrocardiographic criteria for posterior wall myocardial ischemia validated by percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty model of acute myocardial infarction. This case comes from Sam Ghali ( @EM_RESUS ). Thanks, Sam! Neth Heart J.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JUNE 18, 2013

This was my thought: if this patient presented to the ED with chest pain, then this is an LAD occlusion. Usefulness of automated serial 12-lead ECG monitoring during the initial emergency department evaluation of patients with chest pain. Ann Emerg Med 1998;31(1):3-11. Wang T, Zhang M, Fu Y, et al. Marti D et al.

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