Chest Pain Electrocardiogram Pericarditis 
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
MAY 27, 2024
Written by Jesse McLaren, with a very few edits by Smith A 60-year-old presented with chest pain. Inferior hyperacute T waves, which have been added to the 2022 ACC consensus on chest pain as a “STEMI equivalent”[3] 3. ST depression in lead AVL differentiates inferior ST-elevation myocardial infarction from pericarditis.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
MARCH 3, 2023
can cause ST-segment elevation (STE) on electrocardiogram (ECG), the distinction between them may be hard and complicated. We are happy to announce that our "OMI Toolbox" application has just released and ready for your use. As myocardial infarction (MI) and many other diagnoses (for example left ventricular hypertrophy, prior MI etc.)
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
MARCH 11, 2016
A middle-aged woman had intermittent angina for 48 hours, then onset of constant, crushing chest pain for 1.5 Post-infarction Regional Pericarditis (PIRP) PIRP happens when MI is transmural, all the way from subendocardium to subepicardium, thus leading to inflammation of the subepicardium (next to the pericardium).
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
JANUARY 17, 2024
Written by Jesse McLaren Two patients presented with acute chest pain, and below are the precordial leads V1-6 for each. The initial computer and final cardiology interpretation was a differential: “ST elevation, consider early repolarization, pericarditis, or injury.” J Electrocardiol 2017 2. Acad Emerg Med 2023 3.
Dr. Anish Koka
JANUARY 1, 2023
The case reports Case 1 involves a 26 year old man who developed pericarditis after the Pfizer vaccine. Pericarditis, an inflammation of the sac the heart lives in, developed about 7 days after the Pfizer vaccine. The diagnosis was made based on classic findings of inflammation on an electrocardiogram associated with acute chest pain.
Dr. Anish Koka
FEBRUARY 20, 2023
He was concerned because he had chest pain after his first mRNA vaccine and was uncomfortable with the risks of a second mRNA dose. He subsequently describes having sharp chest pain over the next few weeks. The pain resolved a few weeks later. He emphatically denies any history of cardiopulmonary disease.
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