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onApril 14, 2024

56 year old male had 5/10 chest pain for several hours, then presented to the ED in the middle of the night with 1/10 pain.

A 56 year old male with PMHx significant for hypertension had chest pain for several hours, then presented to the ED in the middle…

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Magnus Nossen

onApril 11, 2024

A 29 year old male with chest pain, ST Elevation, and very elevated troponin T

By Magnus Nossen This ECG is from a young man with no risk factors for CAD, he presented with chest pain. How would you assess this ECG? How…

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Steve Smith

onApril 6, 2024

A young woman with chest pain, cath lab activated

This case came from a friend whose sister was the patient. She knew I was interested in ECGs, so she took a photo of this one. A young woman…

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Steve Smith

onApril 2, 2024

Ventricular Fibrillation, ICD, LBBB, QRS of 210 ms, Positive Smith Modified Sgarbossa Criteria, and Pacemaker-Mediated Tachycardia

An elderly man collapsed. There was no bystander CPR. Medics found him in ventricular fibrillation. He was defibrillated, but they…

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Pendell Meyers

onMarch 31, 2024

What happened after the Cath lab was activated for a chest pain patient with this ECG?

Sent by anonymous, written by Pendell Meyers I received a text with this image and no other information: What do you think? I simply texted…

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Steve Smith

onMarch 28, 2024

Wide Complex Tachycardia — VT, SVT, or A Fib with RVR? If SVT, is it AVNRT or AVRT?

A 69 y.o. male with pertinent past medical history including Atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter, cardiomyopathy, Pulmonary…

pulmonary embolism

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Pendell Meyers

onMarch 26, 2024

A man in his 50s with shortness of breath

Sent by Tom Fiero, written by Pendell Meyers A man in his 50s presented with acute shortness of breath. Unfortunately we do not have…

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Magnus Nossen

onMarch 24, 2024

Palpitations and presyncope in a 40-something

Written by Magnus Nossen The below ECG is from a 40 something male with no past relevant medical hx. The patient contacted EMS due to sudden…

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Willy Frick

onMarch 22, 2024

A 50-something with chest pain. Is there OMI? And what is the rhythm?

Written by Willy Frick A man in his 50s with history of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and a 30 pack-year smoking history presented to the…

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Steve Smith

onMarch 19, 2024

An 80 year old woman with Left Bundle Branch Block (LBBB) and pleuritic chest pain

This case was sent by Amandeep (Deep) Singh at Highland Hospital, part of Alameda Health System. The patient presented to an outside hospital…

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56 year old male had 5/10 chest pain for several hours, then presented to the ED in the middle of the night with 1/10 pain.

A 29 year old male with chest pain, ST Elevation, and very elevated troponin T

A young woman with chest pain, cath lab activated

Ventricular Fibrillation, ICD, LBBB, QRS of 210 ms, Positive Smith Modified Sgarbossa Criteria, and Pacemaker-Mediated Tachycardia

What happened after the Cath lab was activated for a chest pain patient with this ECG?

Wide Complex Tachycardia — VT, SVT, or A Fib with RVR? If SVT, is it AVNRT or AVRT?

A man in his 50s with shortness of breath

Palpitations and presyncope in a 40-something

A 50-something with chest pain. Is there OMI? And what is the rhythm?

An 80 year old woman with Left Bundle Branch Block (LBBB) and pleuritic chest pain