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38-year-old male with left arm pain, shortness of breath, and dizziness. BP 105/60. We are five minutes from your tertiary centre.
Tag STEMI
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81-year-old female with three hours of central, crushing chest pain. Background of hypertension, heavy smoker.
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Further reading
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84 year-old woman from home with central chest pain following a fall. Background of hypertension and dyslipidaemia. ETA 20 minutes to your tertiary centre.
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62 year-old woman with two hours of central crushing chest pain. Smoker, hypertension. ETA 30 minutes.
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45 year-old man with two hours of central chest pain. Smoker, significant family history of IHD. ETA 20 minutes.
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86 year-old woman with two hours of dull chest pain and dizziness. Ex-smoker with hypertension and dyslipidaemia. ETA 20 minutes.
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58 year-old man with one week of pleuritic chest pain and SOB. Background of previous pericarditis. ETA 30 minutes.
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Further reading
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46-year-old male with one hour of central crushing chest pain. Background of hypertension, morbidly obese and a heavy smoker.
Killer ECG Patterns: Part 2
8 deadly ECG patterns NOT to miss -- Part 2, the occlusion version. These patients require immediate cardiology referral for emergent reperfusion therapy.
De Winter T Wave
First reported by de Winter in 2008, the de Winter ECG pattern is an anterior STEMI equivalent that presents without obvious ST segment elevation