Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

MAY 19, 2022

Written by Pendell Meyers, edits by Smith and Grauer A man in his late 20s with history of asthma presented to the ED with a transient episode of chest pain and shortness of breath after finishing a 4-mile run. His symptoms of chest pain and shortness of breath were attributed to an asthma exacerbation during exercise.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

DECEMBER 18, 2022

Submitted and written by Quinton Nannet, MD, peer reviewed by Meyers, Grauer, Smith A woman in her 70s recently diagnosed with COVID was brought in by EMS after she experienced acute onset sharp midsternal chest pain without radiation or dyspnea. It clearly covers all KEY educational points.

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DAIC

APRIL 25, 2024

Patients with aortic stenosis often have heart murmurs and experience debilitating symptoms including chest pain, dizziness, fatigue, shortness of breath and an irregular heartbeat. Aortic stenosis is a narrowing of the aortic valve which prevents the aortic leaflets from opening and closing properly.

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DAIC

JULY 23, 2024

Prior to the conference, an independent panel of judges led by Marcus Chen, MD selected two winners for the 18th Annual Canon Young Investigator Awards (YIA) in cardiovascular CT, sponsored by an educational grant from Canon Medical Systems, Inc. and the Ma Family, who provided a $5,000 case prize for the winner.

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DAIC

JANUARY 25, 2024

mg tablets), together with Caristo Diagnostics , a leading cardiac disease diagnostics company with the novel CaRi-Heart technology to visualize and quantify coronary inflammation, announced today their collaboration to improve awareness and clinical education about the central role of inflammation in coronary artery disease. mg tablets.”

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Dr. Anish Koka

MAY 16, 2023

The Soviet party was enamored by Lysenko because his “Science” said that soaking crops in freezing water would educate them to sprout at different times of the year, and even more startlingly, this “education” would be passed down to future generations of crops.

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DAIC

MAY 1, 2024

We are proud to offer over 80 sessions in a variety of interactive educational formats at this year’s meeting. About 276,000 patients have undergone a TAVR procedure in the United States.

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DAIC

APRIL 25, 2024

Patients with aortic stenosis often have heart murmurs and experience debilitating symptoms including chest pain, dizziness, fatigue, shortness of breath and an irregular heartbeat. Aortic stenosis is a narrowing of the aortic valve which prevents the aortic leaflets from opening and closing properly.

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DAIC

MARCH 7, 2024

The recent change in guidelines from the ACC and AHA are now clear that cardiac CT is the Level 1A evidence recommended test for diagnosis of stable and acute chest pain,” said Chaim Lotan, MD, professor at Hadassah-Hebrew University, in a written statement from Arineta. Education and training.

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GEMMS

JUNE 25, 2024

Early Signs of Cardiac Trouble in Women Recognizing the early signs of cardiac trouble in women, such as chest pain, shortness of breath, unexplained fatigue, jaw pain, nausea, and lightheadedness, is crucial for prompt medical intervention and improved long-term outcomes.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JUNE 12, 2017

This was sent by : Jacob Smith, DO Emergency Medicine Resident Ohio Health Doctors Hospital Emergency Residency Christopher Lloyd, DO, FACEP Director of Clinical Education, USACS Midwest Case A 30 year old patient presents to triage with chest pain. An ECG is recorded and the computer reads it as "normal". Do you want to see it?

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2022

The ER physician was pretty rudeto me for calling an activation, but wouldn’t educate me on what I may have been misinterpreting. Smith : You should try to educate him/her Cortland : I tried to mention the findings and the sensitivity of modified Sgarbossa but he brushed me off.

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DAIC

MARCH 20, 2024

Cardiac CT scans, recommended by the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the American Heart Association (AHA) as the primary testing strategy for patients with acute chest pain, are necessary for evaluating cases and determining treatment plans. Despite its importance, a substantial number of U.S.

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AMS Cardiology

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

Safety Recommendations : Your cardiologist can educate you about recognizing warning signs during exercise. It’s crucial to be aware of symptoms like chest pain, shortness of breath, dizziness or irregular heartbeats which may indicate a problem with your heart.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

APRIL 2, 2023

BOTTOM Line: If today's patient presented to the ED for new-onset cardiac-sounding chest pain — I would not be able to rule out an acute cardiac event from this single tracing. Editorial Comment by Ken Grauer: I have frequently used PMcardio digitization over recent months for educational purposes. Smith and Meyers! ).

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DAIC

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

ET Main Tent (Hall B1) Benzodiazepine-free Cardiac Anesthesia for Reduction of Postoperative Delirium (B-Free): A Multi-centre Randomized Cluster Crossover Trial The Diabetes Remote Intervention to Improve Use of Evidence-based Medications (DRIVE) Study: A Randomized Evaluation of a Team-based Remote Education and Medication Management Program to Reduce (..)

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

APRIL 11, 2025

He then provided some history: " Classic story for angina, few hours of crushing chest pain." I was using this post (below) to educate my scribe, maybe Ill send to the cardiologist, if Im feeling brave" 7 steps to missing posterior Occlusion MI, and how to avoid them.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JULY 11, 2024

No patient with chest pain should be sent home without troponin testing. The patient was sent home with a prescription for omeprazole to treat presumed peptic disease. He spent the following weeks with continued episodic heartburn and worsening dyspnea on exertion.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

MAY 26, 2023

And she does not know that this is an overdose; she thinks it is a patient with chest pain!! It's always rewarding and mutually educational to discuss interesting aspects of arrhythmia interpretation. This meets the Smith Modified Sgarbossa criteria, but the situation is wrong for diagnosing OMI!!

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2023

The patient contacted EMS after a few hours of chest pain that started 5:30 AM. The pain was described as 6/10 radiating to the right shoulder. The chest pain was described as both sharp and pressure like. He is otherwise healthy. Vital signs were within normal limits, and the patient was not ill appearing.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JANUARY 9, 2024

The patient also has a history of AFib and HFmrEF ( = H eart F ailure with M inimally- R educed E jection F raction ). This patient presented to the ED “after a couple of days of chest discomfort”. For clarity in Figure-1 — I have reproduced and labeled this patient’s initial ECG.

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American College of Cardiology

FEBRUARY 1, 2025

And sex-specific cardiovascular education of trainees and the entire care team is imperative," says Laxmi Mehta, MD, FACC, director of preventive cardiology and women's cardiovascular health at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus. An intentional educational program is needed to prepare to establish a center.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

APRIL 8, 2015

I have used this to educate our residents, and I think they find it useful. 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).

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

Written by Jesse McLaren, with edits from Meyers Four patients presented with chest pain or shortness of breath, and ECGs labeled ‘inferior STEMI’. Patient 2 : 40 year old with chest pain T waves are tall relative to QRS in III/aVF, but all T waves are asymmetric with a sharp peak. ECG #2 — from a 40yo with Chest Pain.

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

JANUARY 8, 2025

And internally validated by the bootstrap method.ResultsUnivariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses identified age, chest pain status, history of myocardial infarction, serum triglyceride levels, and education level as independent predictors of coronary heart disease risk.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

MARCH 9, 2025

EKG interpretation skills have little to do with one's level of education. In fact, much of what passes for EKG education can actually harm one's interpretation skills. A 62 year old man with hyperlipidemia presented to a rural emergency department with 7 hours of 3/10 chest pain.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

MARCH 6, 2025

With OMI, all you know is that your patient has some nonspecific chest pain, SOB, shoulder pain etc. First, When you have a rhythm problem, you know you have a problem because the rate is either fast, slow, or irregular. which is probably NOT due to acute MI.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

MARCH 8, 2025

He had no chest pain, dyspnea, or any other anginal equivalent, and his vital signs were normal. The cardiologist thought she had stent thrombosis which is possible, but I do not necessarily think is sufficient to explain her complete hemodynamic collapse. Circulation , 145 (13), 10021019. and if so, How Can this Happen?.

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