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Case Report: Multimodality evaluation and clinical management of a single coronary artery

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

The echocardiogram showed normal cardiac structure and function, however, there was a concern for possible anomalous origin of the left coronary artery. Treadmill exercise stress test showed excellent functional capacity without exercise-induced chest pain or ischemic ECG changes.

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What does this ECG with significant ST Elevation represent?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

They were recorded 12 minutes apart: "Hey Steve, 30-something with one week of chest pain, mostly right-sided, better with sitting up.": Get an emergent contrast echocardiogram. This history of a week of constant chest pain is also much more suggestive of myocarditis. What do you think? flat ST segment in V4 2.

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OMI Can be Diagnosed by "Pseudonormalization of ST Segments"

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

female with HTN, HLD, diabetes, ESRD on dialysis is brought in by EMS with sudden onset, left -sided chest pain for the past four hours. While she was in her bed at home, she had sudden onset of left sided chest pain that radiated to her shoulder. The pain was pleuritic, without nausea or diaphoresis.

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A young patient with diminishing pain with a subtle but diagnostic ECG.

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Case A 39-year-old male without prior medical history presents with chest pain that started 2 hours prior to presentation. He says that the pain intensity was 10/10 at home but now about 4/10. Despite the clinical stability and decreasing pain, this patient needs an immediate angiogram. Here are his publications.)

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What happens when a patient with LAD OMI does not go immediately to the cath lab?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

History : An extremely elderly patient who lived independently presented with acute "oppressive" chest pain 7/10 in severity that was not positional, pleuritic, or reproducible. This T wave progression sequence does not make physiologic sense. What's the story?" Exam was benign and VS were normal.

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Diffuse Subendocardial Ischemia on the ECG. Left main? 3-vessel disease? No!

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

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. Circulation.

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Emergency Department Syncope Workup: After H and P, ECG is the Only Test Required for Every Patient.

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Check : [vitals, SOB, Chest Pain, Ultrasound] If the patient has Abdominal Pain, Chest Pain, Dyspnea or Hypoxemia, Headache, Hypotension , then these should be considered the primary chief complaint (not syncope). Aortic Dissection, Valvular (especially Aortic Stenosis), Tamponade.