Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

While in the ED, patient developed acute dyspnea while at rest, initially not associated with chest pain. He later developed mild continuous chest pain, that he describes as the sensation of someone standing on his chest. They agreed ischemia was likely in the setting of demand given DKA and infection.

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DAIC

APRIL 11, 2024

PCI is commonly used to open blocked arteries to treat significant myocardial ischemia , which occurs when the heart muscle does not get enough oxygenated blood. To test this strategy, researchers enrolled 1,606 patients treated for coronary artery disease at 15 centers in four countries.

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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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Dr. Paddy Barrett

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

In general, there is no debate here regarding the need for stenting a coronary artery. Share Stenting In Stable Coronary Artery Disease The real debate relates to the role of stenting in the setting of a severely narrow coronary artery outside the setting of a heart attack. Makes total sense.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

AUGUST 1, 2023

CT coronary angiography, in addition to a CT CAC, is arguably the best test for estimating whether someone has evidence of coronary artery disease and what that means for their near-term risk of a heart attack. This article is part 2 of a series on cardiac CT. I would say yes. For very good reason. And it matters.

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MIBHS

OCTOBER 15, 2024

For example, if a coronary artery becomes blocked due to plaque buildup (a condition known as coronary artery disease), the heart muscle may not receive enough oxygen, leading to chest pain (angina) or, in more severe cases, a heart attack. CAD is one of the leading causes of heart attacks.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2024

He woke up alert and with chest pain which he also had experienced intermittently over the previous few days. The first task when assessing a wide complex QRS for ischemia is to identify the end of the QRS. His wife contacted the ambulance service after the patient experienced an episode of loss of consciousness.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

By Magnus Nossen, edits by Grauer and Smith The patient is a 70-something female with DMII, HTN and an extensive prior history of coronary artery disease and myocardial infarctions. On the day of presentation she complained of typical chest pain, and stated it feels like prior MI. She's had multiple PCI procedures.

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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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Wellnest

DECEMBER 21, 2022

If you experience any symptoms, such as chest pain, dizziness, unusual tiredness or fatigue, shortness of breath, or irregular heartbeat, your doctor would want you to go for an ECG test to find out the underlying cause. An ECG or EKG monitor is used to detect diseases related to the heart.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

The best course is to wait until the anatomy is defined by angio, then if proceeding to PCI, add Cangrelor (an IV P2Y12 inhibitor) I sent the ECG and clinical information of a 90-year old with chest pain to Dr. McLaren. His response: “subendocardial ischemia. Incidence of an acute coronary occlusion.

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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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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

OCTOBER 12, 2024

CTA head and neck were obtained and showed no evidence of intracranial hemorrhage, large vessel occlusion stroke (what a helpful and apt name for an acute arterial occlusion paradigm, by the way.), or basilar ischemia. Preliminary findings documented in the cath lab were “Anterior STEMI and no significant coronary artery disease.” (!!!)

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MIBHS

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Heart Valve Disease If one or more heart valves are not functioning correctly, it can cause blood to flow backward, putting extra pressure on the heart, which may cause it to expand to compensate for the inefficiency. This may result in ischemia (lack of oxygen to the heart muscle), causing parts of the heart to weaken and enlarge.

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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. It is also NOT the clinical scenario of takotsubo (a week of intermittent chest pain).

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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.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Subscribe now Stenting stable coronary artery disease has not been convincingly proven to reduce the risk of future heart attacks or death 1. Whether stenting a narrowed coronary artery improves symptoms such as chest pain (angina) or shortness of breath is a very different question. N Engl J Med.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JULY 21, 2024

The patient in today’s case is a previously healthy 40-something male who contacted EMS due to acute onset crushing chest pain. The pain was 10/10 in intensity radiating bilaterally to the shoulders and also to the left arm and neck. There is no definite evidence of acute ischemia. (ie, The below ECG was recorded.

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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. Back to the case: The providers recognized persistent ischemia and likely occlusion, and discussed this with cardiology who took the patient immediately for cath. They opened it.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

AUGUST 9, 2019

Post by Smith and Meyers Sam Ghali ( [link] ) just asked me (Smith): "Steve, do left main coronary artery *occlusions* (actual ones with transmural ischemia) have ST Depression or ST Elevation in aVR?" Here I explain: First, you don't know for certain what the state of the artery was at the time of the ECG.

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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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DAIC

JULY 23, 2024

Yang is also winner of the SCCT Best Abstract Award for his submission, “Coronary CT Angiography-derived Precursors Of Acute Coronary Syndrome In Ischemia-causing Lesions.” The SCCT Best Abstract Award is supported by the Cardiovascular Research Foundation of Southern California (CVRF of So.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

APRIL 29, 2020

A recent similar case: A 40-something with chest pain. Instead, antiarrhythmic drugs such as amiodarone or ß-blockers may be needed — and/or treatment targeted to correcting ischemia. Acute ischemia? Is this inferior MI? Just as interesting is EKG 1, 24 minutes before the first: What do you think here?

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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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