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A woman in her 30s with sudden chest pain, nausea, and diaphoresis. Was her cardiology management appropriate?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

There is a patient with persistent chest pain and an initial troponin I over 52 ng/L; 52 ng/L has an approximate 70% PPV for acute type I MI in a chest pain patient. Pain was severe and persistent. CT angiography chest assessing for PE and dissection negative. Heparin drip was initiated. Is there STEMI?