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chest pain and…

March 3, 2014 By Christopher Partyka Leave a Comment

the case.

a 41 year old male presents with sudden severe retrosternal chest pain radiating into the right flank.

He also reports 3-4 weeks of intermittent chest tightness & that his doctor told him he “may need a heart valve fixed one day”. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Cardiology, ECG, ECHO Tagged With: aortic dissection, aortic regurgitation, apical capping, calcium sign, left ventricular hypertrophy, LVH, voltage criteria, wide mediastinum

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