ACS CAD EMS 
EMS 12-Lead
APRIL 9, 2024
David Didlake @DidlakeDW EMS personnel responded to the residence of an 81 y/o Male with syncope. 2. Coronary angiography reveals significant and severe CAD involving all three epicardial vessels. Access the links provided for a detailed review of varying ECG patterns when ACS breaches the typical subendocardial ischemia pattern.
EMS 12-Lead
AUGUST 18, 2024
He denied any known history of CAD, but did report ASCVD risk factors to include HTN, HLD, and DM. I interpreted the ECG as VT with two primary etiological possibilities: 1. Abrupt plaque ulceration of Type 1 ACS leading to VT.
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EMS 12-Lead
JUNE 20, 2022
Moreover, he had no pertinent medical history to report in terms of CAD, HTN, HLD, or DM, for example. According to the EMS narrative, this patient initially refused hospital transport and advised that he would seek evaluation at a later time with his personal physician. A 12 Lead ECG was recorded. A 12 Lead ECG was recorded.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
MAY 20, 2024
A 63 year old man with a history of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, prediabetes, and a family history of CAD developed chest pain, shortness of breath, and diaphoresis after consuming a large meal at noon. He called EMS, who arrived on scene about two hours after the onset of pain to find him hypertensive at 220 systolic.
EMS 12-Lead
JULY 24, 2023
Category 1 : Sudden narrowing of a coronary artery due to ACS (plaque rupture with thrombosis and/or downstream showering of platelet-fibrin aggregates. Smith : This is ACS even if the troponin returns normal, and the first troponin especially might return normal. This results in Type I MI. She was urgently taken to the Cath Lab.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
NOVEMBER 3, 2023
A man in his 70s with past medical history of hypertension, dyslipidemia, CAD s/p left circumflex stent 2 years prior presented to the ED with worsening intermittent exertional chest pain relieved by rest. In our opinion it should not be given in ACS unless you are committed to the cath lab. He was diagnosed as NSTEMI.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
APRIL 14, 2023
Sent by Anonymous, written by Pendell Meyers A man in his 60s with history of CAD and 2 prior stents presented to the ED complaining of acute heavy substernal chest pain that began while eating breakfast about an hour ago, and had been persistent since then, despite EMS administering aspirin and nitroglycerin. Pre-intervention.
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