Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

MARCH 9, 2013

This male in his 40's had been having intermittent chest pain for one week. He awoke from sleep with crushing central chest pain and called ems. EMS recorded a 12-lead, then gave 2 sublingual nitros with complete relief of pain. A stent was placed. Type B waves are deeper and symmetric. Wehrens X.H.,

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Dr. Anish Koka

MAY 16, 2023

This means that at every age, the probability a man complaining of chest pain has significant underlying coronary disease as a cause of this chest pain is much higher than a woman complaining of chest pain. Thanks for reading Dr. The data is overwhelming every way you can possibly look at it.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2011

This 42 yo diabetic male presented with cough and foot pain. In spite of aggressive questioning, he denied chest pain, but he did tell one triage nurse that he had had some chest burning, and so he underwent an ECG: There are deep Q-waves and QS-waves in precordial leads V2-V3, with a bit of R-wave left in V4.

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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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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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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

MAY 10, 2023

A 34 yo woman with a history of HTN, h/o SVT s/p ablation 2006, and 5 months post-partum presented with intermittent central chest pain and SOB. She had one episode of pain the previous night and two additional episodes early on morning the morning she presented. Deep breaths are painful and symptoms come and go.

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AMS Cardiology

OCTOBER 11, 2024

However, seeking immediate medical help is crucial if you experience chest pain, shortness of breath or dizziness. Procedures such as angioplasty, stenting and bypass surgery can restore blood flow to the heart and improve function.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JANUARY 1, 2013

A middle aged male with no h/o CAD presented with one week of crescendo exertional angina, and had chest pain at the time of the first ECG: Here is the patient's previous ECG: Here is the patient's presenting ED ECG: There is isolated ST depression in precordial leads, deeper in V2 - V4 than in V5 or V6. There is no ST elevation.

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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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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2018

No chest pain. His inpatient clinicians did not think that an urgent angiogram was warranted given that he was chest pain free, his EKG appeared nondiagnostic, and serial troponins were not elevating beyond 2 ug/L. The lesion was intervened on with balloon angioplasty and had subsequent TIMI 3 flow. Why is this?

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

AUGUST 9, 2019

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. Everolimus-Eluting Stents or Bypass Surgery for Left Main Coronary Artery Disease.

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Wellnest

JULY 19, 2023

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?

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