Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Case submitted by Rachel Plate MD, written by Pendell Meyers A man in his 70s presented with chest pain which had started acutely at rest and has lasted for 2 hours. The pain was still ongoing at arrival. He stated it was similar to prior heart attacks. He also noted a bilateral "odd feeling" in his arms.

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DAIC

APRIL 8, 2024

The study focused on patients who underwent PCI for acute coronary syndromes (ACS)—life-threatening conditions which include heart attacks and chest pain caused by decreased blood flow to the heart—with stents containing drugs to prevent further plaque buildup.

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American College of Cardiology

AUGUST 15, 2024

Scott Paulsen, a resident of Tampa Bay, FL, has credited an Early Heart Attack Care (EHAC) resource he received while attending an AED training session at his work in helping save his life.

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DAIC

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

This is known as a "leaky valve" or MR. Mitral valve disease has many causes, such as heart attack and other types of heart disease, a heart condition present at birth, certain infections, or simply older age.

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DAIC

JUNE 19, 2024

Q: Tell us about VT and why it can be such a serious heart condition? VT is caused by faulty electrical signaling in the heart and sometimes develops after a heart attack. Patients experience a very fast heart rate--often 150 times a minute or more.

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MIBHS

JULY 31, 2024

Sustained inflammation can damage your blood vessels, leading to atherosclerosis (plaque buildup) and increasing your risk of heart attack and stroke. Reduced Blood Flow Stress can cause your blood vessels to constrict, reducing blood flow and oxygen delivery to your heart and other organs.

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Wellnest

DECEMBER 31, 2023

Can COVID-19 symptoms mimic a heart attack? Yes, COVID-19 symptoms can resemble a heart attack, including chest pain, shortness of breath, and changes in echocardiogram or EKG. However, angiograms often reveal no major blockage in the heart’s blood vessels, indicating a different mechanism.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

MARCH 2, 2009

male presents because he "thought he might be having a heart attack." Pain worsened and became sharper after lifting a bookcase up the stairs. He continued to have worsening pain and diaphoresis, and associated left arm pain down to the fingers. The pain is very nitroglycerine responsive.

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MIBHS

DECEMBER 27, 2024

This condition occurs when the blood vessels that supply blood to the heart become blocked or narrowed by plaque buildup. As a result, the heart doesnt receive enough oxygen-rich blood, which can lead to chest pain, shortness of breath, or even a heart attack.

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CardiacWire

APRIL 24, 2024

One study revealed that a quarter of all ED visitors underwent a troponin test, even though less than half of them had chest pain. Another study showed that roughly one in seven ED patients had elevated troponin, even though they weren’t experiencing an MI, in part because troponin can be a sign of other non-coronary diseases.

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Dr. Sanjay Gupta

DECEMBER 19, 2022

If the inflammation spreads to the surface of the heart itself, it is termed myopericarditis. About 5% of patients who present to A+E with chest pain which is not deemed to be a heart attack or angina are ultimately diagnosed with pericarditis. Acute inflammation of this sac is known as acute pericarditis.

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All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders

APRIL 17, 2024

Sudden blockage of any of these blood vessels can cause a heart attack. CT coronary angiogram is useful to rule out significant blocks in in those presenting with chest pain to the emergency department. CT angiogram is useful in detecting major blocks in these blood vessels.

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All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders

MAY 1, 2024

They are more prone to have heart attack and stroke (brain attack), due to disease of their blood vessels. In those coming to emergency department with severe chest pain or upper back pain, if there is a large difference in the blood pressure between the arms, this serious condition has to be thought of.

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MIBHS

MARCH 31, 2025

When discussing heart health, heart attacks and cardiac arrest are two terms that are often mistaken for one another. Understanding the difference between heart attack and cardiac arrest can help in recognizing symptoms, seeking prompt medical care, and even saving lives. What is a Heart Attack?

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All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders

APRIL 25, 2024

Inflammation of pericardium as inflammation elsewhere can be painful and cause chest pain. But pericardial effusion can build up slowly without much pain. When the quantity is large enough to compress the heart, the person may feel breathless or dizzy because of a fall in blood pressure.

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Ken Grauer, MD

SEPTEMBER 21, 2024

For example, considering whatever symptoms that the patient may have had ( ie, chest pain, palpitations, shortness of breath, etc. ) — what this might mean in view of the ECG we are looking at. STEP #2 = Clinical Impression — in which we correlate our assessment that we made in Step #1 to the clinical situation at hand.

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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. Is there STEMI?

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

JANUARY 30, 2024

. ‘ Snipers Alley ’, it turns out, is an age between 40-60, where mostly males were having fatal heart attacks. These patients were not overly bothered about having a heart attack at age 80, but usually, one of their friends, aged 52 or so, had just had a heart attack, and they did not want to be next.

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DAIC

APRIL 8, 2024

The findings call into question the routine use of beta blockers for all patients following a heart attack, which have stood as a mainstay of care for decades. Approximately 50% of heart attack survivors do not experience heart failure. Over a median follow-up period of 3.5

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DAIC

APRIL 11, 2024

These new findings suggest that people with high-risk plaques that are likely to rupture could benefit from the procedure as a pre-emptive measure rather than waiting for a heart attack or other severe reduction in blood flow to occur. During PCI, an operator inserts a stent into a blocked artery through a catheter in the groin or arm.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JANUARY 9, 2023

No prior exertional complaints of chest pain, dizziness, lightheadedness, or undue shortness of breath. He denied headache or neck pain associated with exertion. I sent this ECG to Dr. Smith, with the only information that it is a 17 year old with chest pain. 24 yo woman with chest pain: Is this STEMI?

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DAIC

JANUARY 25, 2024

They will also selectively support clinical research involving the CaRi-Heart technology for coronary inflammation diagnostics and LODOCO 0.5 Caristo shares Agepha Pharma’s passion for fighting coronary inflammation, which is one of the primary drivers of heart attack risks,” said Frank Cheng , CEO of Caristo Diagnostics. “We

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

MAY 13, 2024

Chest Pain – Benign Early Repol or OMI? Written by Destiny Folk, MD, Adam Engberg, MD, and Vitaliy Belyshev MD A man in his early 60s with a past medical history of hypertension, type 2 diabetes, obesity, and hyperlipidemia presented to the emergency department for evaluation of chest pain.

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DAIC

MAY 14, 2024

Within the complex umbrella of cardiovascular disease, CAD is a type of heart disease that develops when the coronary arteries narrow and the heart cannot deliver enough oxygen-rich blood to the heart.

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Wellnest

MARCH 12, 2023

A human's health and well-being may suffer significantly after a heart attack. It occurs when blood flow to the coronary arteries is restricted, frequently by a blood clot, which can harm the heart muscle and result in consequences like heart disease or sudden cardiac arrest. Be still and collected.

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BoardVitals - Cardiovascular

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Cardiology Board Review Question A 48-year-old female with no known medical history presents with acute substernal chest pain. Family history significant for a brother who had a heart attack at 40 years of age. Do You Really Get Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy from a Broken Heart? What are the Symptoms?

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MIBHS

OCTOBER 15, 2024

These cells, known as cardiomyocytes, rely on a constant supply of oxygen to continue contracting and relaxing as part of the heart’s pumping action. Without oxygen, the cells would quickly die, leading to a heart attack (myocardial infarction). CAD is one of the leading causes of heart attacks.

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MIBHS

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

Women often experience heart disease differently than men, with risk factors and symptoms that can be easily overlooked or misinterpreted. A key difference lies in how women and men experience heart attacks. Nausea or Vomiting : Women may experience digestive issues like nausea, vomiting, or indigestion during a heart attack.

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AMS Cardiology

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Myth 1: Heart Disease Only Affects Older Adults While it’s true that age is a risk factor, heart disease can affect individuals of all ages. Recently there has been a concerning rise in heart attacks and strokes among young adults, often due to unhealthy lifestyle choices such as poor diet, lack of exercise and excessive stress.

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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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Dr. Paddy Barrett

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The second reason is commonly referred to as a ‘Heart Attack’ or acute coronary syndrome. The decision to use a stent here is usually clear and is associated with fewer deaths and heart attacks 1. years, there was no difference between these two groups in terms of death from any cause or heart attacks.

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Wellnest

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Heart health is vital for us, and it is essential to keep track of it. If you experience any symptoms, such as chest pain, dizziness, unusual tiredness or fatigue, shortness of breath, or irregular heartbeat, your doctor would want you to go for an ECG test to find out the underlying cause. It has no cables and is hassle-free.

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Dr. Anish Koka

MAY 16, 2023

This means that at every age, the probability a man complaining of chest pain has significant underlying coronary disease as a cause of this chest pain is much higher than a woman complaining of chest pain. Thanks for reading Dr. The data is overwhelming every way you can possibly look at it.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

AUGUST 1, 2023

CT coronary angiography, in addition to a CT CAC, is arguably the best test for estimating whether someone has evidence of coronary artery disease and what that means for their near-term risk of a heart attack. Regardless, if you present with chest pain and get a stress test instead of a CTCA, you are arguably getting an inferior test.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Subscribe now Stenting stable coronary artery disease has not been convincingly proven to reduce the risk of future heart attacks or death 1. Whether stenting a narrowed coronary artery improves symptoms such as chest pain (angina) or shortness of breath is a very different question. What About Symptoms?

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GEMMS

JUNE 25, 2024

Emotional stress and depression affect women’s hearts more profoundly than men’s, and smoking poses a greater risk for women compared to men. Additionally, conditions like diabetes can significantly increase the likelihood of heart disease in women, who may also experience silent heart attacks due to altered pain perception.

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DAIC

OCTOBER 15, 2024

With its basis in histology, the software is uniquely able to non-invasively quantify and characterize plaque and its components such as lipid-rich necrotic core (LRNC), giving potential insights into high-risk plaques that are key drivers of risk of heart attack and stroke. tim.hodson Tue, 10/15/2024 - 12:12 Oct.

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