A 60-something male presents with crushing chest pain
I was reading ECGs on the system and saw this one: What do you think? I recognized this immediately as a variant due to some combination…
A 50-something Australian with sudden severe epigastric and chest pain presented looking extremely ill.
A 50-something with sudden severe epigastric and chest pain presented looking extremely ill. Here is her ECG: What do you think? There is ST…
What does this ECG with significant ST Elevation represent?
These 2 serial ECGs were texted to me recently. They were recorded 12 minutes apart: “Hey Steve, 30-something with one week of…
15 yo AAM with ST Elevation and T-wave Inversion. Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy or Normal (“Variant”)?
Is this normal or hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HOCM)? The mother of a 15 yo African American male brought her son to the clinic for a sports…
Two cases of ST Elevation with Terminal T-wave Inversion – do either, neither, or both need reperfusion?
Written by Pendell Meyers with edits by Steve Smith I was sent these 2 ECGs with no clinical information other than chest pain: Do either or…
T-wave inversions and dynamic ST elevation
Written by Pendell Meyers, with edits by Steve Smith I received a text message with no clinical information other than the following ECG, with…
Tachycardia, hyperthyroid, and ST elevation. What is it?
This ECG was texted to me on my phone, with the words “Asymptomatic with hyperthyroidism:” What do you think? I replied that…
2 Cases of Resolved Chest Pain with Dynamic Terminal T-wave Inversion
Here are two different series of ECGs in 2 different patients with chest tightness/discomfort that resolved. Case 1 A 20-something with chest…
8 year-old with report of “syncope and an abnormal ECG”.
This case was contributed by John Dunbar, an outstanding Hennepin EM Resident. A previously healthy, fully immunized 8 year-old African…
Is it Wellens’ Syndrome?
A middle-aged African American man with history of tobacco use, HTN, and chronic renal disease, but no known coronary disease, presented with…