Chest Pain Physiology Stent 
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
JUNE 5, 2023
A 40-something male presented by ambulance with one hour of chest pain that was improving after sublingual nitroglycerine and 325 mg of aspirin, chewed. It must have re-occluded between the ED and the cath lab) --Lesion was stented. Here is his initial ED ECG: What do you think?
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
FEBRUARY 6, 2023
Sent by anonymous, written by Pendell Meyers A man in his 60s presented with acute chest pain with diaphoresis. The Importance of the History: As noted above — the onset of chest pain in today's case was acute. He had received aspirin and nitroglycerin by EMS, with some improvement. His vitals were within normal limits.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
SEPTEMBER 27, 2019
An elderly woman presented with chest pain that radiated to the back for several hours. The first troponin returned at 0.099 ng/mL (elevated, consistent with Non-Occlusion MI) Providers were concerned with aortic dissection, so they order a chest aorta CT. Here is here initial ECG: There is only a nonspecific flat T-wave in aVL.
DAIC
MAY 14, 2024
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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
OCTOBER 1, 2023
A man in his mid 60s with history of CAD and stents experienced sudden onset epigastric abdominal pain radiating up into his chest at home, waking him from sleep. He had active chest pain at the time of triage at 0137 at night, with this triage ECG: What do you think? It is stented with good angiographic result.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
JANUARY 5, 2024
The patient said his chest pain was 4/10, down from 8/10 on presentation. On the combined basis of angiography and IVUS, this patient received stents to his mid RCA, proximal PDA, and OM. RCA and PDA before and after, arrows indicating stented regions. OM before and after, arrow indicating stented region.
EMS 12-Lead
APRIL 14, 2022
Factors consistently manifesting as such, in addition to chest pain, include, diaphoresis, vomiting, radiation of pain (most alarming when inclusive of both arms), and pain aggravated by exertion. [1] Troponin I returned 80 ng/mL, and the Cath Lab was then reactivated where a 100% LAD occlusion was found and stented.
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