Chest Pain Document Heart Disease 
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
Written by Pendell Meyers A man in his 40s called EMS for acute chest pain that awoke him from sleep, along with nausea and shortness of breath. His history included known heart failure with prior EF 18%, insulin dependent diabetes, and polysubstance abuse. Vitals were within normal limits except for tachypnea.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
AUGUST 9, 2024
Written by Colin Jenkins and Nhu-Nguyen Le with edits by Willy Frick and by Smith A 46-year-old male presented to the emergency department with 2 days of heavy substernal chest pain and nausea. He reported a history of “Wolf-Parkinson-White” and “heart attack” but said neither had been treated. Am Heart J 1999;137:799–805.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
JUNE 14, 2017
There was apparently no syncope and he had no bony injuries, but he did complain of left sided chest pain. His chest was tender. Accelerated ventricular rhythm in children: a review and report of a case with congenital heart disease 3. A bedside cardiac ultrasound was normal. He wrote: "ECG 1 - shows wide ???IVCD
GEMMS
JUNE 25, 2024
However, heart disease is the leading cause of death for women in the United States, making early detection and proactive management essential. Heart disease affects millions of women globally. In the United States alone, nearly one in five women die from heart disease each year.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
JULY 3, 2018
Submitted and written by Alex Bracey with edits by Pendell Meyers and Steve Smith Case A 50ish year old man with a history of CAD w/ prior LAD MI s/p LAD stenting presented to the ED with chest pain similar to his prior MI, but worse. The pain initially started the day prior to presentation. The ST elevation from today is ~0.2
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
SEPTEMBER 19, 2023
He had concurrent sharp substernal chest pain that resolved, but palpitations continued. Over past 3 months, he has had similar intermittent episodes of sharp chest pain while running, but none at rest. A 50-something presented with s udden onset palpitations 8 hrs prior while sitting at desk at work.
Dr. Paddy Barrett
AUGUST 1, 2023
Share Chest Pain Symptoms There is no role for CT Calcium Scoring in the setting of someone with chest pain symptoms suspected to be from a narrowed coronary artery. This approach also reduces death from heart disease and heart attacks by 41% compared to conventional approaches such as exercise stress testing 2.
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