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Management of acute coronary syndrome in resource-limited set up: a summary of 4-year review of two hospitals in Ethiopia

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

IntroductionAcute coronary syndrome refers to a group of diseases characterized by sudden, decreased blood supply to the heart muscle that results in cell death, also known as acute myocardial infarction. The majority of patients (67.9%) have been diagnosed with ST- Elevated Myocardial Infarction and were classified as Killip class I.

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Which patient has the more severe chest pain?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

2 middle aged males presented with chest pain. Which had the more severe chest pain at the time of the ECG? Patient 2 at the bottom with a very subtle OMI complained of 10/10 chest pain at the time the ECG was recorded. 414 patients were included in the analysis.

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What happened after the Cath lab was activated for a chest pain patient with this ECG?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

The patient was a middle-aged female who had acute chest pain of approximately 6 hours duration. The pain was still active at the time of evaluation. The patient survived the hospitalization. V5-V6) of any amplitude, is specific for Occlusion Myocardial Infarction (vs. Peak troponin was not recorded.

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An 80 year old woman with Left Bundle Branch Block (LBBB) and pleuritic chest pain

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

This case was sent by Amandeep (Deep) Singh at Highland Hospital, part of Alameda Health System. The patient presented to an outside hospital An 80yo female per triage “patient presents with chest pain, also hurts to breathe” PMH: CAD, s/p stent placement, CHF, atrial fibrillation, pacemaker (placed 1 month earlier), LBBB.

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Chest pain, resolved. Does it need emergent cath lab activation (some controversy here)? And much much more.

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

A 50-something male with hypertension and 20- to 40-year smoking history presented with 1 week of stuttering chest pain that is worse with exertion, which takes many minutes to resolve after resting and never occurs at rest. At times the pain does go to his left neck. It is a ssociated with mild dyspnea on exertion. Am Heart J.

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Three prehospital ECGs in patients with chest pain

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Written by Magnus Nossen with Edits by Grauer and Smith The ECGs in today’s case are from 3 different patients all presenting with new-onset CP ( Chest Pain ). Despite active CP — cath lab activation was deferred and this patient was transported to a local hospital without PCI capability.

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The Expert Witness re-visits a chest pain Malpractice case using the Queen of Hearts

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Click here to sign up for Queen of Hearts Access Case A 58-year-old woman presented to the ED with burning chest pain that started 2-3 hours earlier while sitting on a porch swing. In any case, it is diagnostic of OMI in a chest pain patient. The family filed a lawsuit against the physician and the hospital.