Chest pain, ST Elevation, and tachycardia in a 40-something woman
A prehospital cath lab activation for STEMI came through with the information that the 40-something woman had chest pain and a pulse of 140.…
Wellens’ syndrome: to stent or not? IVUS negative, Symptoms persist, Stress Testing, Instantaneous Wave Free Ratio, and Fractional Flow Reserve.
A 55 y.o. male with no cardiac PMHX presented for 2 weeks of exertional chest pain, worsened on the day prior to presentation. On the…
Acute Chest pain which then resolves spontaneously
A 50-something woman presented with sudden onset of left sided chest pain while driving, radiating down left arm, in addition to feeling…
Typical chest pain and hypotension, Activate the Cath lab?
I was texted this ECG with the info that the patient “clinically looked like he was having a myocardial infarction”: What do you…
A 47-year-old man with abdominal pain and heart rates approaching 300 bpm
Written by Pendell Meyers A 47-year-old man with known WPW syndrome presented to the ED complaining of left abdominal pain, diarrhea,…
A wide complex tachycardia
Submitted by Van Wall M.D., Written by Pendell Meyers Let’s go back to the basics for a common and classic scenario. A middle-aged…
Acute chest pain, ST Depression in V2 and V3, relief with Nitroglycerine, “normal” coronaries, and apical ballooning. Is it takotsubo?
This was submitted by Michael Fischer, one of our outstanding 2nd year EM residents at Hennepin Healthcare. Case A previously healthy female…
ECG with Aslanger’s Pattern. CT Pulmonary Angiogram Reveals LAD Ischemia (Septal Transmural). But this is not Contradictory.
A 52 y.o. male presented with persistent central chest pressure, without radiation, SOB or diaphoresis, which began at rest approximately one…