Chest Pain Echocardiogram Plaque 
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
NOVEMBER 9, 2023
A 60-something yo female presented w/ exertional chest pain for 3 days. Pain was 8/10 and constant. She has been experiencing progressively worsening exertional dyspnea and chest tightness mostly when climbing up flights of stairs since early September. But the patient has active chest pain.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
OCTOBER 24, 2019
[link] A 30 year-old woman was brought to the ED with chest pain. She had given birth a week ago, and she had similar chest pain during her labor. She attributed the chest pain to anxiety and stress, saying "I'm just an anxious person." The initial troponin I was elevated at 0.75
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
DECEMBER 19, 2023
link] A 62 year old man with a history of hypertension, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and carotid artery stenosis called 911 at 9:30 in the morning with complaint of chest pain. He described it as "10/10" intensity, radiating across his chest from right to left. His echocardiogram showed normal wall motion. It is not rare.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Written by Willy Frick A 40 year old woman was at home cooking when she developed chest pain. The patient was thought to have low likelihood of ACS, and cardiology recommended repeat troponin, urine drug testing, and echocardiogram. Bedside echocardiogram showed hypokinesis of the mid to distal anterior wall and apex.
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).
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
JULY 11, 2024
No patient with chest pain should be sent home without troponin testing. The scan did not find PE, but showed evidence of coronary plaque: There are areas of dense white in the LAD (red and blue circles) and in the first diagonal (green circle). An echocardiogram showed an EF of 20-25%.
EMS 12-Lead
JULY 24, 2023
But the symptoms returned with similar pattern – provoked by exertion, and alleviated with rest; except that on each occasion the chest pain was a little more intense, and the needed recovery period was longer in duration. Echocardiogram findings (pre-procedure) 1. A 12 Lead ECG was captured on her arrival. Severe Hypoxia b.
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