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Steve Smith

onApril 29, 2026

Do not interrupt the physician to show him/her this “Normal ECG”!! (Unless he/she uses the Queen of Hearts).

Because the physician is unlikely to make the diagnosis without the Queen. This was sent to me by a friend who was working at a small rural…

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Magnus Nossen

onApril 27, 2026

What do you make of these T wave inversions?

Written by Magnus Nossen Today’s patient is an overweight 77-year-old male with COPD and Stage 5 CKD (Chronic Kidney Disease) — who is…

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Magnus Nossen

onApril 23, 2026

How would you interpret these T wave inversions? And what is an “innocent bystander” on angiogram?

Written by Magnus Nossen I was reviewing ECGs at my computer when I came across today’s case. I have limited outcome information. I only know…

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Steve Smith

onApril 17, 2026

Signed off as “normal, no concern”

From Avery Kechter in Cork, Ireland (Avery is a former resident at Hennepin who married another former resident who is Irish. They recently…

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Ken Grauer

onApril 15, 2026

Reciprocally Inverted Hyperacute T-Wave. What is that?

Written by Robert Herman, MD, PhD with Edits by Stephen W Smith (with adaptation by Ken Grauer from the original…

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Pendell Meyers

onApril 10, 2026

An elderly man with weakness, diaphoresis, and near-syncope

Sent by anonymous A man in his 70s with history of hypertension experienced 5 days of worsening generalized weakness and suffered a…

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Steve Smith

onApril 6, 2026

60 yo with Chest pain and cardiogenic shock, with acute LV failure. Does it matter what the ECG shows? And why is the entire heart affected?

A 60-something male with CAD w prior stenting, prior LV thrombus, ischemic cardiomyopathy, HFrEF with his last ejection fraction (EF) at…

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Magnus Nossen

onApril 2, 2026

An 80-year-old with intermittent CP

Written by Magnus Nossen An 80-year-old man with a history of hypertension and paroxysmal atrial fibrillation contacted EMS due to episodes of…

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Steve Smith

onMarch 30, 2026

30-something with chest pain

This was sent by a former resident. A 30-something male presented 4 hours after onset of chest pain. He had had some chest pain 2 days earlier…

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Magnus Nossen

onMarch 23, 2026

Syncope and WCT after physical exertion

Written by Magnus Nossen Today’s patient is a 60-something male with a history of atrial fibrillation managed with a rhythm control strategy…

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Heartfelt Reflections: Stories of Love, Loss, and Growth

Do not interrupt the physician to show him/her this “Normal ECG”!! (Unless he/she uses the Queen of Hearts).

What do you make of these T wave inversions?

How would you interpret these T wave inversions? And what is an “innocent bystander” on angiogram?

Signed off as “normal, no concern”

Reciprocally Inverted Hyperacute T-Wave. What is that?

An elderly man with weakness, diaphoresis, and near-syncope

60 yo with Chest pain and cardiogenic shock, with acute LV failure. Does it matter what the ECG shows? And why is the entire heart affected?

An 80-year-old with intermittent CP

30-something with chest pain

Syncope and WCT after physical exertion