Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

DECEMBER 10, 2019

This is a previously healthy male teenager who was awoken by chest pain. The pain is described as located in the midsternal area, radiating to the right arm, described as 8-9/10 and worse with deep inspirations. In the evening, he became diaphoretic and complained of 9/10 continuous chest pain.

Chest Pain 52

Chest Pain Pericarditis Ischemia Pediatrics 52

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.

COVID-19 52

COVID-19 Pericarditis Chest Pain Biomarkers 52

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Acute coronary syndrome in a pediatric patient? days of chest pain that started as substernal and crushing in nature awakening him from sleep and occasionally traveling to right side of neck. The pain was described as constant, worse with deep inspiration and physical activity, sometimes sharp. World J Pediatr.

Pediatrics 121

Pediatrics Pericarditis COVID-19 Congenital Heart Disease 121