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Amal Mattu’s ECG Case of the Week – March 11, 2019

HPI: A 53-year-old man presents to the emergency department with syncope. The patient reports abrupt onset of severe, sharp chest/thoracic pain prior to the syncopal episode. The following ECG was obtained at triage:

Case ECG

Before watching this week’s video, ask yourself these questions:

What ECG abnormalities do you notice?
What is the most likely etiology of symptoms?
Would you activate the cath lab and/or treat with antiplatelet/anticoagulant medications?

Key Teaching Points

Notes: Questions for Amal? Email him at amalmattu@comcast.net or find him on Twitter @amalmattu.

Kudos:Big thanks to Drs. Caleb Chan, John Netterville, & Josh Reynolds for sharing their cases this week

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