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Search Results for Acute Coronary Syndrome
Abstract Number: 660
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: A 68 year old male with a history of severe hemophilia (factor VIII <1%) and hypertension presented with symptoms of nausea, vomiting, severe dyspnea, diaphoresis and substernal chest pain for several days prior to admission. On initial presentation, electrocardiogram revealed ST-segment depressions in leads V5 and V6, with a troponin elevation to 24, […]
Abstract Number: 719
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 57-year-old woman with type 1 diabetes on insulin pump and hypertension presented to the ED with abdominal pain with associated nausea/vomiting and shortness of breath for one day. She reported her insulin pump has been malfunctioning for several days. She denied fever/chills, chest pain, or diarrhea. She denied any toxic habits.Vital signs […]
Abstract Number: 785
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: Sepsis is a primary cause of death in nearly 23.5% of chronic heart failure patients. The relationship between acute cholecystitis and cardiovascular disease is vague but there have been few studies suggesting cholecystocardiac link. Here we describe a similar case that presented as pulmonary edema and myocardial ischemia.81-year-old male with past medical history […]
Abstract Number: 785
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: A 22-year-old woman, gravida 1, para 1, with an unremarkable medical history, presented with sharp left-sided chest pain radiating to the left arm, two weeks postpartum. Initial evaluation revealed stable vital signs, T wave inversions on lateral leads in the EKG, and elevated troponin levels (23.271 and 23.173). Coronary catheterization exposed near 100% […]
Abstract Number: 892
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: We have a 63 year old female with a history of spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) of the left anterior descending artery (LAD) 2 years prior that was found on a left heart catheterization after she presented to the ER with a complaint of chest pain with associated dyspnea. On a physical exam, […]
Abstract Number: 896
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 66-year-old female presented to the hospital with two days of acute chest pressure which occurred at rest. It was intermittent in nature but had persisted over the past two days which prompted her to present to the hospital. She had a past medical history of diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and heart failure with […]
Abstract Number: B41
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 34-year-old female with a history of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and SLE presented with acute substernal tightness associated with nausea and vomiting. She denied fever, chills, diaphoresis, or palpitations. Her EKG showed sinus rhythm with new T wave inversions in anterior leads. Troponin elevation was noted with a peak of 4.48. Echocardiogram showed normal […]
Abstract Number: 1004
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 40-year-old woman with a history of asthma presented with progressive shortness of breath and acute onset chest pain. Following a severe asthma exacerbation, she reported increasing dyspnea on exertion that slowly worsened over the subsequent 2 weeks, which she attributed to her asthma. On the day of presentation, she reported mild, asthma […]