ECGs

A 70-year-old man was seen as an outpatient with symptoms and signs of heart failure. His problem had begun quite suddenly a few weeks previously, when he had had a few hours of dull central chest discomfort. What do his ECG show and what would you do?

A 65-year-old man is seen in the outpatient department complaining of breathlessness and chest pain that has the characteristics of angina. He is untreated. Does his ECG help with his diagnosis and management?

This ECG was recorded from a 50-year-old man who was admitted to hospital as an emergency, having had chest pain characteristic of a myocardial infarction for 3 h. What does the ECG show and how should the patient be treated?

This ECG is from a 39-year-old woman who complained of a recent sudden onset of breathlessness. She had no previous history of breathlessness, and no chest pain. Examination revealed nothing, other than a rapid heart rate. What is the diagnosis?

This ECG was recorded from a 40-year-old man who complained of breathlessness on climbing stairs. He was not aware of a fast heart rate and had had no chest pain. What would you do?

A 60-year-old man, who 3 years earlier had had a myocardial infarction followed by mild angina, was admitted to hospital with central chest pain that had been present for 1 h and had not responded to sublingual nitrates. What does his ECG show, and what would you do?

This ECG is from a 60-year-old man being treated as an outpatient for severe congestive cardiac failure. What do yo see this ECG and what would you do?

This ECG was recorded from a 48-year-old man who had had severe central chest pain for 1 hour. What does it show and what would you do?

A 70-year-old man is admitted to hospital following the onset of severe central chest pain. What does it show and what treatment is needed?