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Viral symptoms, then acute chest pain and this ECG. What do you do?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

It could also be due to pericarditis or myocarditis, but I always say that "you diagnose pericarditis at your peril." The clinical presentation is very suggestive of myo-pericarditis. But one should always remember that acute MI is a far more common pathology than myo- or pericarditis. Pericarditis? 13, 2019 Dr.

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Our OMI Toolbox Application is out now !

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

The App can be download from Apple App Store and Google Play Store in English, Turkish, French, German, Spanish, Chinese, Russian, Azerbaijani ( according to your phone's language ). For download: Enjoy ! For any comments, suggestions or errors please write as at omiapp@tkd.org.tr.

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ECG Blog #376 — A 15yo with Fever.

Ken Grauer, MD

To Emphasize: When the patient is older and presents with a history of cardiac-sounding chest pain — then acute infarction will be much more common than acute pericarditis, myocarditis, or perimyocarditis. F ollow- U p in T oday's C ASE: The patient in today's case was diagnosed as having acute myocarditis.

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