Arrhythmia Chest Pain Pericarditis 
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
JUNE 17, 2018
A middle-aged patient with lung cancer had presented to clinic complaining of generalized malaise, cough, and chest pain. Symptoms other than chest pain (malaise, cough in a cancer patient) 2. PR depression, which suggests pericarditis 4. Here is that ECG: What do you think? There is sinus tachycardia.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
JANUARY 15, 2024
They had difficulty describing their symptoms, but complained of severe weakness, nausea, vomiting, headache, and chest pain. They described the chest pain as severe, crushing, and non-radiating. Altogether, this strongly suggests inferolateral OMI, particularly in a patient with acute chest pain.
Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology
DECEMBER 21, 2023
Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology, Ahead of Print. Colchicine did not prevent atrial arrhythmia recurrence at 2 weeks (31% versus 32%; hazard ratio [HR], 0.98 [95% CI, 0.59–1.61];P=0.92) Postablation chest pain consistent with pericarditis was reduced with colchicine (4% versus 15%; HR, 0.26 [95% CI, 0.09–0.77];P=0.02)
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
OCTOBER 17, 2022
In fact, there was no chest pain either. Pericarditis? If you were thinking that this is pericarditis, that would be possible in the absence of any clinical information. However, there is zero PR depression which would be VERY unusual in pericarditis. P.S.: Acute pericarditis may produce diffuse ST elevation.
Ken Grauer, MD
APRIL 23, 2023
No chest pain. In a previously healthy adolescent ( who is 15 years old in today's case ) — the presentation of an acute febrile illness that is without a complaint of chest pain, is highly unlikely to be due to an acute MI. He was hemodynamically stable. How would YOU interpret the ECG in Figure-1 ?
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
ECG of pneumopericardium and probable myocardial contusion shows typical pericarditis Male in 30's, 2 days after Motor Vehicle Collsion, complains of Chest Pain and Dyspnea Head On Motor Vehicle Collision. Other Arrhythmias ( PACs, PVCs, AFib, Bradycardia and AV conduction disorders — potentially lethal VT/VFib ).
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
OCTOBER 8, 2023
All of the patients presented with chest pain , and they are all in triage. Triage is backed up, and 10 minutes into your shift one of the ED nurses brings your several ECG s that has not been overread by a physician. Which, if any, of these patients has OMI, with myocardium at risk and need for emergent PCI?
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