MIBHS

OCTOBER 31, 2024

There are numerous factors that can lead to cardiomegaly, ranging from temporary conditions to chronic diseases. High Blood Pressure (Hypertension) Persistent high blood pressure forces the heart to work harder to pump blood. Here are some of the most common causes: 1.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

A 56 year old male with a history of diabetes, dyslipidemia, hypertension, and coronary artery disease presented to the emergency department with sudden onset weakness, fatigue, lethargy, and confusion. On the second morning of his admission, he developed 10/10 chest pain and some diaphoresis after breakfast.

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Dr. Anish Koka

MAY 16, 2023

Knowledge of this fundamental pillar of biology should drive how cardiologists approach men and women being evaluated for the presence of significant coronary disease. Atypical angina is classified as having any two of the three symptoms, and non-anginal pain any one of the three symptoms. versus 66.3%; P =0.004), older age (62.4±7.9

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Journal of the American Heart Association

MARCH 27, 2025

years]) admitted to the China Chest Pain Center Database between 2016 and 2021. Hierarchical clustering of 15 medical conditions was performed to derive multimorbidity patterns. The primary outcome was a composite of inhospital adverse events.

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Circulation

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Introduction:Since the advent of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), the scope of this therapeutic intervention has broadened to include cases of life-threatening multivessel coronary artery disease that previously may have only been corrected surgically.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2024

Written by Magnus Nossen The patient in today's case is a male in his 70s with hypertension and type II diabetes mellitus. He woke up alert and with chest pain which he also had experienced intermittently over the previous few days. The syncope lasted about 2-3 minutes according to his wife.

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Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

The complications of the procedure and patient’s outcomes were discussed.MethodsWe identified two patients who were admitted to our medical center between January 2022 to December 2022 for subclavian‐carotid artery bypass procedure. Clinical data were reviewed retrospectively.ResultsCase 1.

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AMS Cardiology

AUGUST 15, 2023

Family history – If a close family member has had heart disease, it can raise your risk. High blood pressure – Hypertension is a significant risk factor for heart disease. Heart issues can encompass a wide range of problems, from coronary artery disease to heart failure, arrhythmias and more.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

This patient, who is a mid 60s female with a history of hypertension, hyperlipidemia and GERD, called 911 because of chest pain. A mid 60s woman with history of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and GERD called 911 for chest pain. Takotsubo is a sudden event, not one with crescendo angina. Lindahl et al.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

MARCH 6, 2019

A middle-aged woman with history of hypertension presented to another hospital approximately 2 hours after onset of chest pain and shortness of breath. E CG # 1 was obtained in the referral hospital, approximately 2 hours after the onset of chest pain. This ECG was recorded on arrival: What do you think?

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2018

We knew only that the ECG belonged to a man in his 50s with chest pain and normal vitals. The patient was in his 50s with history of hypertension, diabetes, seizure disorder, and smoking, but no known coronary artery disease. He had no further pain and went to bed that night with no complaints.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Case submitted and written by Mazen El-Baba MD, with edits from Jesse McLaren and edits/comments by Smith and Grauer A 90-year old with a past medical history of atrial fibrillation, type-2 diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia, presented with acute onset chest/epigastric pain, nausea, and vomiting.

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BoardVitals - Cardiovascular

MAY 1, 2017

He has never had any chest pain. He has no known prior medical history and does not take any medications. He complains of occasional shortness of breath on walking more than 2 blocks. He has never smoked and denies any alcohol or drug abuse history. He was adopted and does not know anything about his parents or siblings.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

MARCH 2, 2019

Diffuse ST depression with ST elevation in aVR: Is this pattern specific for global ischemia due to left main coronary artery disease? Does this patient have hypertension and/or heart failure that has worsened? This might be a common scenario given this patients demographics and his underlying disease ).

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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. The diagnostic coronary angiogram identified only minimal coronary artery disease, but there was a severely calcified, ‘immobile’ aortic valve.

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American College of Cardiology

FEBRUARY 1, 2025

Healy, MD, FACC, published an editorial in the New England Journal of Medicine highlighting the findings of two studies in that issue demonstrating clear evidence of sex bias in the management of coronary artery disease.2 That's the only way we can give women a definitive diagnosis for what's causing their chest pain."

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Open Heart

MARCH 1, 2023

Background As only a small proportion of patients with chest pain suffers from myocardial infarction (MI), safe rule-out of MI is of immense importance. Recently an ultrasensitive microphone performing diastolic heart sound analysis (CADScorSystem) for rule-out of coronary artery disease (CAD) has emerged.

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Cardiometabolic Health Congress

MAY 10, 2024

In a study published by the American Heart Association, “Sex and Age Differences in the Association of Depression With Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease and Adverse Cardiovascular Events,” researchers investigated 3,237 patients (35% women) undergoing coronary angiography to evaluate for coronary artery disease (CAD).

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Dr. Anish Koka

DECEMBER 12, 2022

The case reports of vaccine myocarditis described to date describe a typical fulminant presentation of severe myocarditis: Sudden onset of shortness of breath or chest pain, followed by rapid clinical decompensation. One of the 2 cases described in the New England Journal of Medicine was diagnosed based on autopsy findings.

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MIBHS

DECEMBER 13, 2024

One of the most effective treatments for severe coronary artery disease, a type of cardiovascular disease, is coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), a procedure designed to restore blood flow to the heart. But does coronary artery bypass surgery also improve erectile capacity?

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JANUARY 24, 2025

Written by Willy Frick A 52 year old man with hypertension, dyslipidemia, and seropositive rheumatoid arthritis (a risk factor for CAD) presented with acute substernal chest pressure with diaphoresis which woke him from sleep just after midnight. Improved chest pain is unresolved chest pain. 50.000 ng/mL."

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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.

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