Blood Pressure Chest Pain Embolism 
The British Journal of Cardiology
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
A 50-year-old man presented to the emergency department with symptoms of acute chest pain, dizziness, and headache. His blood pressure was 180/110 mmHg and heart rate was 100 bpm. He had a high blood pressure and heart rate and was initially treated with glyceryl trinitrate.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
DECEMBER 14, 2016
A middle aged male presented at midnight after 14 hours of constant, severe substernal chest pain, radiating to his throat and to bilateral jaws, and associated with diaphoresis. The pain was not positional, pleuritic, or reproducible. The blood pressure was 110/60. It was not relieved by anything.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
AUGUST 14, 2023
Written by Pendell Meyers, with some edits by Smith A man in his 40s with many comorbidities presented to the ED with chest pain, hypotension, dyspnea, and hypoxemia. The bedside echo showed a large RV (Does this mean there is a pulmonary embolism as the etiology?) 2) Norepinephine to support Blood Pressure.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
APRIL 26, 2017
There was no chest pain or SOB at the tim of the ECG: Computerized QTc is 464 ms A previous ECG from 8 years prior was normal. Absence of chest pain or SOB at the time of the ECG is important; had the patient had active chest pain, I would have recommended at least an emergency formal echo, if not cath lab activation.
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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.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
MARCH 12, 2018
Notice I did not say "pulmonary embolism," because any form of severe acute right heart strain may produce this ECG. Differences of Pulmonary Embolism T-waves from Wellens' T-waves: 1. Wellens' is a syndrome of a painless period following an anginal (chest pain) event. What is the answer? What is the Diagnosis?
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