Understanding this pathognomonic ECG would have greatly benefitted the patient.
Written by Pendell Meyers Interpret this ECG first without context. You don’t need context yet because this ECG is nearly…
A deadly alcohol binge: a man in his 30s with chest pain and initial high sensitivity troponin I within normal limits
Submitted and written by Emergency Physician Dr. Arjun J V, with some minimal edits by Smith and Meyers A man in his 30s was rushed into our…
Chest pain in a 30-something: Is it Normal variant STE or OMI? Get the prior ECG, and don’t trust Point of Care troponin assays!
Submitted by Benjamin Garbus, MD with edits by Bracey, Meyers, and Smith A man in his early 30s presented to the ED with chest pain…
32 yo with right sided chest pain. Zero ST Elevation, but that does not matter.
This was sent by a reader. He does a nice job of examining the whole case, so I leave it (mostly) in his words. 32 yo M Sudden onset…
A young peripartum woman with Chest Pain
This is written by Brooks Walsh. https://twitter.com/BrooksWalsh A 30 year-old woman was brought to the ED with chest pain. It had started…
A 20-something male with acute chest pain
I was texted this ECG with the words “sudden onset CP in a 20-something”: What do you think? This was my response: “This is…
An athletic 30-something woman with acute substernal chest pressure
Post by Smith, with short article by Angie Lobo (https://twitter.com/ALoboMD), a third year intermal medicine resident at Abbott…
Another STEMI in a Young Person with no CP or SOB: Why We Should Record an ECG for Unexplained Nonspecific Symptoms
There are many interesting facets to this case. I have highlighted the clinical factors over the ECGs, but the ECGs are very instructive…