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Which patient has the more severe chest pain?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

2 middle aged males presented with chest pain. Which had the more severe chest pain at the time of the ECG? Patient 2 at the bottom with a very subtle OMI complained of 10/10 chest pain at the time the ECG was recorded. 414 patients were included in the analysis.

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Chest pain: Are these really "Nonspecific ST-T wave abnormalities", as the cardiologist interpretation states?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Written by Jesse McLaren, with a very few edits by Smith A 60-year-old presented with chest pain. The ECG did not meet STEMI criteria, and the final cardiology interpretation was “ST and T wave abnormality, consider anterior ischemia”. But are there any other signs of Occlusion MI? Curr Cardiol Red 2021 3. Kontos et al.

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ECG Cases 38 – ECG Interpretation in Cocaine Chest Pain

ECG Cases

Jesse McLaren discusses some key aspects of cocaine chest pain ECG interpretation in this month's blog including: Patients with cocaine-associated chest pain require benzodiazepines +/- nitroglycerine for symptom relief, aspirin and ECG to look for signs of occlusion and reperfusion.

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ECG Video Blog #407 (292): Why the Patient Died?

Ken Grauer, MD

For full discussion of this case — See ECG Blog #292 — == The 2 ECGs shown in Figure-1 were obtained from a man in his 30s — who presented to the ED ( E mergency D epartment ) with chest pain that began several hours earlier. ECG Blog #260 — Reviews another case that illustrates the concept of "dynamic" ST-T wave changes.

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What happened after the Cath lab was activated for a chest pain patient with this ECG?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

The patient was a middle-aged female who had acute chest pain of approximately 6 hours duration. The pain was still active at the time of evaluation. non-occlusive ischemia) Ongoing ischemic symptoms in NSTEMI is already an indication for emergent cath, regardless of the ECG.

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ECG Video Blog #408 (392) — 20 Minutes Later.

Ken Grauer, MD

For full discussion of this case — See ECG Blog #392 — == The ECG in Figure-1 was obtained from a man in his 60s — who described the sudden onset of "chest tightness" that began 20 minutes earlier, but who now ( at the time this ECG was recorded ) — was no longer having symptoms. ECG Blog #387 — Dynamic change in 2 minutes.

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56 year old male had 5/10 chest pain for several hours, then presented to the ED in the middle of the night with 1/10 pain.

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

A 56 year old male with PMHx significant for hypertension had chest pain for several hours, then presented to the ED in the middle of the night. He reported chest pain that developed several hours prior to arrival and was 5/10 in intensity. The pain was located in the mid to left chest and developed after riding his bike.