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What would you do with acute chest pain and this ECG? You might see what the Queen thinks.

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Case An 82 year old man with a history of hypertension presented to the ED with chest pain at 1211. He described his chest pain as pleuritic and reported that it started the day prior while swinging a golf club. The ED provider ordered a coronary CT scan to assess the patient for CAD. In lead I, about 1.5

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Chest pain, shortness of breath, T wave inversion, and rising troponin in a young healthy runner.

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Written by Pendell Meyers, edits by Smith and Grauer A man in his late 20s with history of asthma presented to the ED with a transient episode of chest pain and shortness of breath after finishing a 4-mile run. Ct coronary angiogram showed normal coronary arteries. He typically runs 4 to 8 miles per day.