Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

APRIL 22, 2024

A 50-something male with hypertension and 20- to 40-year smoking history presented with 1 week of stuttering chest pain that is worse with exertion, which takes many minutes to resolve after resting and never occurs at rest. At times the pain does go to his left neck. It is a ssociated with mild dyspnea on exertion. Am Heart J.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

MARCH 13, 2023

A 40-something woman called 911 in the middle of the night for Chest pain that was intermittent. On arrival, she complained of severe pain. The medics had recorded this ECG and were uncertain whether it was recorded during chest pain: Let's get a better image with use of the PM Cardio app : What do you think?

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2014

A male in late middle age with a history of RCA stent 8 years prior complained of chest pain. EMS recorded the following ECG: What do you see? The computer read "Right Bundle Branch Block" There is RBBB and LAFB, which can make it difficult to see the end of the QRS.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JUNE 28, 2018

He had suffered a couple bouts of typical chest pain in the last 24 hours. This ECG (ECG #3) was recorded immediately after the last episode of pain spontaneously resolved. The pain had lasted about one hour. Case A 40-something male presented to triage. There are classic Wellens' waves in V2-V5. Am Heart J.

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All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders

JULY 21, 2024

This can block smooth flow of blood and the person can develop chest pain. When medications and/or procedures like balloon angioplasty are unable to re-establish good blood flow to the heart, these blood vessels can be bypassed by an operation known as coronary artery bypass grafting or CABG.

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All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders

APRIL 17, 2024

As of now CT angiograms cannot replace conventional coronary angiography while planning procedures like balloon angioplasty. Balloon angioplasty is removal of blocks from the blood vessels using slender long tubes with high pressure balloons at the tip. CT coronary angiogram can be done as an outpatient test, in the X-ray department.

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MIBHS

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

While men often report crushing chest pain as the most prominent symptom, women might experience subtler symptoms like shortness of breath, nausea, or back pain. Women might describe it as a tightness, pressure, or squeezing sensation rather than a sharp pain.

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