Chest Pain With Exercise-Induced Left Bundle-Branch Block Is There a Connection?
This case report describes a patient in their early 60s with chest pain during exertion.
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Arrhythmia During Anaphylaxis An Intrinsic or Extrinsic Cause?
A patient in their 50s presented to the emergency department (ER) within 30 minutes of ingestion of prawns at a restaurant with complaints of an itchy skin rash, and generalized weakness; his pulse rate was 79 bpm, his blood pressure…
Incorrect Electrocardiogram Lead Placement in ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction
This case report describes a patient in their 70s with acute onset waxing and waning chest pressure, which radiated to both arms and was accompanied by shortness of breath.
Mild Transaminase Elevation With Rapid Diagnostic Escalation – A Teachable Moment
This Teachable Moment describes a 33-year-old woman with decreasing transaminase levels on repeated testing and ultrasonography showing fatty infiltration.
Inverted U Waves Red Flags in Electrocardiograms
This case report presents the electrocardiogram findings of a patient in their 50s with intermittent compression-like pain in the chest and a history of hypertension and diabetes.
Narrow Complex Tachycardia
This case report presents the electrocardiogram findings of a patient in their 50s with sudden onset, severe palpitations lasting for 2 hours.
A Woman With Syncope and Frequent Premature Ventricular Contractions
A woman in her late 50s presents to the emergency department after several episodes of syncope in the past several weeks. What would you do next?
A Patient in Their 70s With Bright Red Blood in the Pericardiocentesis Catheter
This case report discusses a finding of blood in the pericardiocentesis catheter of a patient with a recent history of aortic valve replacement and recurrent postsurgical pericardial and pleural effusions.
Management of Postpartum Left Main Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection
A woman in her early 40s who was 11 weeks post partum presented with acute pleuritic chest pain, shortness of breath, and nausea that started several hours after arriving on a flight.
Adenosine Triphosphate Citrate Lyase and Fatty Acid Synthesis Inhibition – A Narrative Review
Importance Adenosine triphosphate citrate lyase (ACLY) is a key regulatory enzyme of glucose metabolism, cholesterol and fatty acid synthesis, and the inflammatory cascade. Bempedoic acid, an ACLY inhibitor, significantly reduces atherogenic lipid markers, including low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), non–high-density lipoprotein cholesterol,…
