Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

MAY 16, 2023

Sent by Dan Singer MD, written by Meyers, edits by Smith A man in his late 30s presented with acute chest pain and normal vitals except tachycardia at about 115 bpm. Dr. Singer sent this to me with just the information: "~40 year old with acute chest pain". Emergent CT coronary angio also likely has a role in such cases.

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Chest Pain Pericarditis Tachycardia STEMI 52

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

MAY 19, 2022

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. Anterior STEMI? He was discharged.

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Chest Pain Exercise Pacemaker Coronary Angiogram 52

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

DECEMBER 9, 2023

He has a history of STEMI and heart failure. The medics stated he had been nauseated and diaphoretic, but he did not have any chest pain or SOB. And especially suspect Old MI when the patient gives a history of MI and has no chest pain or SOB. A 50-something had syncope while driving. He had a prehospital ECG.

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Aneurysm Chest Pain Echocardiogram STEMI 116

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Here is the coronary angiogram: A distal thrombotic right coronary artery (RCA) occlusion ! Here is the post-intervention angiogram and post-PCI ECG. The pain was completely resolved after coronary intervention. Take home messages: 1- In STEMI/NSTEMI paradigm you search for STE on ECG. 2021.21026.

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STEMI Chest Pain Myocardial Infarction Electrocardiogram 52

Ken Grauer, MD

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Hospital evaluation for this patient was negative for an acute coronary syndrome ( ie, CT coronary angiogram was normal — troponin was not elevated — and Echo was negative, with no sign of pericardial effusion ). I interpreted the ECG in Figure-1 as follows: The rhythm is sinus at ~65/minute.

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Pericarditis Blog Chest Pain Coronary Angiogram 78

Ken Grauer, MD

JULY 15, 2023

CT coronary angiogram — No obstructive coronary disease. CT coronary angiogram showed no obstructive coronary disease. But immediate resolution of chest pain once VT was converted — and — the normal CT coronary angiogram — essentially ruled out acute coronary disease as the cause.

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Blog Coronary Angiogram Cardiomyopathy Ischemia 78

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

This has been termed a “STEMI equivalent” and included in STEMI guidelines, suggesting this patient should receive dual anti-platelets, heparin and immediate cath lab activation–or thrombolysis in centres where cath lab is not available. aVR ST segment elevation: acute STEMI or not? Incidence of an acute coronary occlusion.

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Ischemia STEMI Stenosis Chest Pain 52

EMS 12-Lead

MAY 20, 2022

This worried the crew of potential acute coronary syndrome and STEMI was activated pre-hospital. As it currently stands, an ST/S ratio >15% should raise awareness for new anterior STEMI. Type II MI), however decided to pursue coronary angiogram out of an abundance of caution. Below are two examples of this.

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Cardiomyopathy Ischemia STEMI Coronary Angiogram 52

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JUNE 20, 2020

The medics were worried about STEMI, as it meets STEMI criteria. He denied chest pain or dyspnea throughout. Discussion Thus, no further ECGs were recorded and there was no angiogram or stress test or CT coronary angiogram. There was no prodrome and no associated symptoms such as SOB or CP.

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STEMI Hospital Coronary Angiogram Dysrhythmia 52

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2016

It was edited by Smith CASE : A 52-year-old male with a past medical history of hypertension and COPD summoned EMS with complaints of chest pain, weakness and nausea. Clinical Course The paramedic activated a “Code STEMI” alert and transported the patient nearly 50 miles to the closest tertiary medical center. What do you see?

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Ischemia Cardiogenic Shock Aortic Stenosis 40

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Case 1: 20-something woman with chest pain Case 2: 50-something man with chest pain Case 1 A 20-something yo woman presented in the middle of the night with severe crushing chest pain. They also recommended a NTG drip, after which she reported complete resolution of pain. She was a walk-in at triage.

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Chest Pain Aortic STEMI Ultrasound 105

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

MARCH 3, 2025

A 69 year old woman with a history of hypertension presented to the emergency department by EMS for evaluation of chest pain and shortness of breath. She awoke in the morning with sharp chest pain which worsened throughout the morning. As her pain worsened, so did her dyspnea. Also see these posts of Type II STEMI.

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Tachycardia Pulmonary Chest Pain Stenosis 73

Dr. S. Venkatesan MD

JANUARY 22, 2025

The fear comes built in with the diagnosis often amplified by young felllows on call (& often times by senior consultants as well) It may appear real, from a clinical angle, but trust, when we deal with the whole gamut of so-called ACS (other than STEMI), there is indeed a benign face in many of them.

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Coronary Angiogram Chest Pain Anatomy Angina 52

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

MARCH 9, 2025

A 62 year old man with hyperlipidemia presented to a rural emergency department with 7 hours of 3/10 chest pain. At 1210, the case was discussed with a cardiologist at a PCI capable facility, who accepted the patient for transfer, noting the ST depression in anterior leads as consistent with ischemia but not a STEMI.

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Ischemia Blog STEMI Coronary Angiogram 87