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Chest pain and a computer ‘normal’ ECG. Therefore, there is no need for a physician to look at this ECG.

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Written by Jesse McLaren, comments by Smith A 55 year old with a history of NSTEMI presented with two hours of exertional chest pain, with normal vitals. Old ‘NSTEMI’ A history of coronary artery disease and a stent to the same territory further increases pre-test likelihood of acute coronary occlusion, including in-stent thrombosis.

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Severe Chest Pain on ED Arrival, after Wellens' waves Seen on Prehospital ECG

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

A 40-something woman called 911 in the middle of the night for Chest pain that was intermittent. On arrival, she complained of severe pain. The medics had recorded this ECG and were uncertain whether it was recorded during chest pain: Let's get a better image with use of the PM Cardio app : What do you think?

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Abstract 4137144: Return to Cath Lab: Chest Pain Resolution after Right Coronary Artery Chronic Total Occlusion Intervention

Circulation

Introduction:Subacute stent thrombosis (ST) is related to high rates of cardiac reinfarction. The patient’s chest pain (CP) was not alleviated with initial revascularization of his left circumflex (LCx) ST, requiring PCI to his right coronary artery (RCA) chronic total occlusion (CTO).

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Computer: "Normal ECG," TIMI-3 flow at angiography: Does this ECG manifest Occlusion MI?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

A 60-something awoke with 10/10 crushing chest pain. I would expect that a stent would be placed. The angiogram showed an open artery with 95% stenosis and thrombosis and it was stented. But the patient's chest pain continues and so you order a 2nd ECG (ECG 2 here). He walked in to triage.

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Abnormal echocardiographic finding mimicking paracardiac cystic lesion

Heart BMJ

Previous medical interventions included a spectrum of procedures, including catheter-directed thrombectomy for popliteal artery aneurysms with thrombosis, vascular bypass grafting for cerebral-anterior communicating artery aneurysms and arch replacement and stent implantation for aortic dissecting aneurysms.

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See this "NSTEMI" go unrecognized for what it really is, how it progresses, and what happens

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

A man in his 70s with past medical history of hypertension, dyslipidemia, CAD s/p left circumflex stent 2 years prior presented to the ED with worsening intermittent exertional chest pain relieved by rest. This episode of chest pain began 3 hours ago and was persistent even at rest. Troponin was ordered.

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Why we need continuous 12-lead ST segment monitoring in Wellens' syndrome

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

This was a male in his 50's with a history of hypertension and possible diabetes mellitus who presented to the emergency department with a history of squeezing chest pain, lasting 5 minutes at a time, with several episodes over the past couple of months. Plan was for admission for chest pain workup. It was stented.