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A 56-year-old female with no past medical history presents to urgent care with 2 episodes of chest pain that woke her up this morning. She had 2 additional episodes while walking and while bathing earlier in the day. The episodes lasted about 10 minutes each, and she is currently free from chest pain. The pain is pressure-like and left-sided, radiating to her back. An ECG is obtained.
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Case presented by Catherine Reynolds, MD, McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston.
56-Year-Old With Episodes of Chest Pain
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