Chest Pain Plaque Thrombosis 
DAIC
APRIL 2, 2025
The ECLIPSE trial shows that use of IVI to guide coronary stenting in severely calcified lesions prevents death, stent thrombosis, and unplanned repeat procedures in this high-risk patient population. The ECLIPSE trial results were presented at the American College of Cardiology Scientific Session (ACC.25)
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
Thus, it has recently become generally accepted that most plaque ruptures resulting in myocardial infarction occur in plaques that narrow the lumen diameter by 40% of the arterial cross section may be involved by plaque. The pathologist may see a plaque that constitutes, for example, 50% of the cross-sectional area.
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?
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
NOVEMBER 15, 2023
A 70-something female with no previous cardiac history presented with acute chest pain. She awoke from sleep last night around 4:45 AM (3 hours prior to arrival) with pain that originated in her mid back. She stated the pain was achy/crampy. Over the course of the next hour, this pain turned into a pressure in her chest.
EMS 12-Lead
APRIL 9, 2024
There was no chest pain. V1 and V2 are probably placed too high on the chest given close morphological similarity to aVR. Sudden narrowing of a coronary artery due to ACS (plaque rupture with thrombosis and/or downstream showering of platelet-fibrin aggregates). The fall was not a mechanical etiology.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
NOVEMBER 30, 2022
This patient, who is a mid 60s female with a history of hypertension, hyperlipidemia and GERD, called 911 because of chest pain. A mid 60s woman with history of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and GERD called 911 for chest pain. It is also NOT the clinical scenario of takotsubo (a week of intermittent chest pain).
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
DECEMBER 19, 2023
link] A 62 year old man with a history of hypertension, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and carotid artery stenosis called 911 at 9:30 in the morning with complaint of chest pain. He described it as "10/10" intensity, radiating across his chest from right to left. This is written by Willy Frick, an amazing cardiology fellow in St.
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