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Chest pain : the importance of serial ECGs
Jansen van Rensburg, Rene; Schutte, Jason; De Beenhouwer, Thomas
A 44-year-old man, previously well, presented to the emergency department with severe hypertension and a 4-hour history of typical angina-like chest pain with associated diaphoresis. He had dyslipidemia, a 5-pack-year history of smoking, and, likely, undiagnosed hypertension.