Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

JANUARY 2, 2024

Background Despite the crucial role of Chest pain centers (CPCs) in acute myocardial infarction (AMI) management, China's mortality rate for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) has remained stagnant. The cohort was stratified by Killip classification at admission (Class 1: n  = 402, Class ≥2: n  = 262).

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All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders

APRIL 17, 2024

Conventional coronary angiograms are obtained by injecting medications directly into the coronary arteries and imaging them with X-ray equipment in cardiac catheterization laboratory. CT coronary angiogram is useful to rule out significant blocks in in those presenting with chest pain to the emergency department.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

AUGUST 26, 2009

This is a 58 year old male with 40 minutes of chest pain of acute onset. He was given aspirin and sublingual nitroglycerine, which improved his pain. Methods : We searched the catheterization laboratory database for all cases coded as acute Inferior STEMI from January 2002 through March 2008.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

DECEMBER 29, 2015

What do you think of this ECG in a patient with chest pain? Case history A middle-aged woman with a history of HTN, but no prior CAD, presented to the ED with chest pain. The pain had been mild and intermittent for 2 weeks, but had become more intense on the night of presentation. Is the ST elevation due to LVH?

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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. The only requirement is that it can be performed only in facilities with a cardiac catheterization laboratory and well-versed clinicians in this operation.

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