Everyone sees ST depression, but what does it mean?
Written by Willy Frick A man in his 70s with hypertension and type 2 diabetes mellitus presented with chest pain which awoke him from…
Normal angiogram one week prior. Must be myocarditis then?
Written by Magnus Nossen The patient in todays case is a 50 year old male. He has a medical hx notable for hypertension, hyperlipidemia and…
A woman in her 40s with palpitations and chest pressure of unusual etiology
Submitted and written by Magnus Nossen MD from Norway, with some minor edits by Meyers and Smith A female in her 40s with no known cardiac…
Fascinating case of dynamic shark fin morphology – what is going on?
Case submitted by Magnus Nossen MD from Norway, written by Pendell Meyers A man in his 50s with no pertinent medical history suffered a…
A 33 year old male with acute back pain radiating to the chest
Written by Pendell Meyers, with edits by Steve Smith Case I was called to the EMS control room to answer an RMA (Refusal of Medical Advice).…
Wellens’ syndrome, no culprit, what happened?
A 55 yo male with h/o smoking complained of 4 days of intermittent chest pain lasting up to a few hours each day. He presented to the ED…
Is it STEMI or Non STEMI? What you call it has consequences.
This 53 yo male with no cardiac history developed chest pain 12 hours prior to admission. It was coming and going, waxing and waning,…