Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

which would suggest reduced rates of major adverse cardiac events with coronary artery bypass grafting." Upon questioning patient, he denies having any chest pain or chest tightness of any sort. Pericarditis would be even more unlikely in someone without chest pain. It does not radiate.

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Chest Pain Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Pericarditis Blog 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. A transthoracic echocardiogram showed an LV EF of less than 15%, critically severe aortic stenosis , severe LVH , and a small LV cavity.

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Ischemia Cardiogenic Shock Aortic Stenosis 40

Journal of the American Heart Association

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

There was no significant sex difference in the frequencies of significant coronary artery disease (38.2% of men;P=0.073), but female participants had significantly less coronary flow impairment, according to the presence of at least 1 fractional flow reserve derived from computed tomography0.8 of women versus 51.3% versus 71.5%;P=0.008).

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Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Coronary Artery Disease Stenosis Chest Pain 40

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

We present a case of severe stenosis of LMCA found by coronary angiography (CAG) due to recurrent chest pain, and subsequently received coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). Nine years later, the patient was readmitted to the hospital because of precordial discomfort.

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Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Chest Pain Stenosis Hospital 52

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. This was written by Hans Helseth.

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Tachycardia Pulmonary Chest Pain Stenosis 73

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

DECEMBER 6, 2024

A 50-something man presented with worsening severe exertional chest pain which was just resolving as he had an ECG recorded in triage. Angiogram: Severe two-vessel coronary artery disease of a left dominant system including 70 to 80% stenosis involving the distal left main/bifurcation. Hard to tell.

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Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Ischemia Chest Pain Stenosis 107