A 40-something male with resolving chest pain and a “Normal ECG” by computer and cardiology overread
A 40-something male presented by ambulance with one hour of chest pain that was improving after sublingual nitroglycerine and 325 mg of…
Chest pain, and Cardiology didn’t take the hint from the ICD
Submitted and written by Megan Lieb, DO with edits by Bracey, Smith, Meyers, and Grauer A 50-ish year old man with ICD presented to the…
Ischemic ST depression maximal in V1-V4 (vs. V5-V6), even if less than 0.1 millivolt, is specific for Occlusion Myocardial Infarction (vs. subendocardial non-occlusive ischemia)
This is a case from many years ago that I discovered recently. The patient has heart failure as a result of this event. A 50-something…
This patient with “NSTEMI” was not allowed to go to the cath lab. Then the ED provider obtained an emergent coronary CT angio. What do you think it showed?
Submitted by Shakita Crichlow MD, edits by Meyers A female in her 60s presented with chest pain off and on starting the day before…
When there is less than 1 mm of ST depression, can you make the diagnosis of posterior OMI?
Submitted and written by Alex Bracey MD, edits by Smith and Meyers I went to see the next patient who had presented to the Emergency…
A man in his early 40s with chest pain: STD in V1-V4, but posterior lead are negative
Written by Pendell Meyers A man in his early 40s with hyperlipidemia and family history of MI presented at 545 AM with acute onset substernal…