Chest Pain Coronary Angiogram Embolism 
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
NOVEMBER 15, 2023
A 70-something female with no previous cardiac history presented with acute chest pain. She awoke from sleep last night around 4:45 AM (3 hours prior to arrival) with pain that originated in her mid back. She stated the pain was achy/crampy. Over the course of the next hour, this pain turned into a pressure in her chest.
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
JANUARY 9, 2023
No prior exertional complaints of chest pain, dizziness, lightheadedness, or undue shortness of breath. He denied headache or neck pain associated with exertion. I sent this ECG to Dr. Smith, with the only information that it is a 17 year old with chest pain. 24 yo woman with chest pain: Is this STEMI?
Circulation
NOVEMBER 11, 2024
Case presentation:A 64-year-old man presented with one day of chest pain. A repeat coronary angiogram was unremarkable. Air embolism from ECMO decannulation is another possibility, though air embolisms may include cerebrovascular pathology, which was not observed. Electrocardiogram (EKG) was unremarkable.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
DECEMBER 22, 2022
As his pain was very severe, emergency physicians concerned of aortic dissection and ordered a thoracic CT scan. Bi-phasic scan showed no dissection or pulmonary embolism. Coronary arteries cannot be assessed because the scan was not gated, but proximal segments of the coronary arteries seem to be open with some contrast.
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