A man in his 30s with chest pain and a normal bedside echo, without wall motion abnormality
Submitted and written by Dominic Nicacio MD, peer reviewed by Meyers, McLaren, Grauer, Smith A man in his early thirties with history of…
Is this Myo-pericarditis? Or OMI with subsequent pericarditis? Does the angiogram always explain the ECG findings?
A 57 y.o. male with a history of diabetes presented with sharp, substernal chest pain with radiation to the bilateral shoulders that…
ST elevation after gunshot to the chest
Submitted and written by Bobby Nicholson MD, peer reviewed by Meyers, Grauer, McLaren, and Smith A young man suffered multiple gunshot wounds.…
Chest pain, trop >50,000 but only 30% LAD stenosis on angiogram: what’s the diagnosis?
Written by Jesse McLaren, with comments by Grauer A 60 year old had two hours of exertional chest pain, nausea and diaphoresis, and called…
One Hour Lecture: Does this ECG show Occlusion MI (OMI)?
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Why do we NOT name Occlusion MI (OMI) after an EKG finding? (In contrast to STEMI, which is named after ST Elevation)
A 40-something male with no previous cardiac disease presented with chest pain. Here is his ECG: There is no clear evidence of OMI or…
Does a Single Troponin below the 99th percentile URL Rule out Acute MI if the Chest pain is very prolonged?
A 66 y.o. male who presented for chest pain that started this AM when he woke up, and has persisted throughout the day…
Back to the basics. An elderly man with chest pain, no STEMI criteria, and troponin within normal limits. What does his ECG mean?
Written by Pendell Meyers An elderly man with history of CAD presented to the ED with acute chest tightness and diaphoresis beginning 30…
A 30-something with Chest pain, elevated troponin, with Subtle ST Elevation and hyperacute T-waves.
A 30-something male presented in the middle of the night with several hours of sharp, non-radiating, left sided chest pain. It was there…
Inferior ST elevation with reciprocal change: which of these 4 patients has Occlusion MI?
Written by Jesse McLaren, with comments by Smith and Grauer. = = = Four patients presented with cardiorespiratory symptoms, with inferior ST…