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Course: High-risk Electrocardiogram Patterns

CME Credits: 1.00

Released: 2022-10-17

A patient in their 50s presented to the emergency department (ED) with the presence of typical retrosternal chest pain radiating to the left scapular site. Essential arterial hypertension with amlodipine treatment was the only cardiovascular risk factor along with age. At the first medical evaluation, the patient’s blood pressure was 205/110 mm Hg, heart rate was 76 beats/min, peripheral oxygen saturation was 96% on room air, and temperature was 36.4 °C. The first electrocardiogram (ECG) was obtained with pain that was beginning to subside (, A). The first (fourth generation, not high sensitivity) serum troponin T level was 0.03 ng/mL (normal range, <0.03 ng/mL; to convert to µg/L, multiply by 1.0). A second ECG (, B) and serum troponin level were obtained after 1 hour in the absence of chest pain.


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