(医学各论课件）12、案例Case ofcardiovascular diseas-huhu.docVIP

Case of cardiovascular disease A 56-year-old male complaining of chest pain is brought to the emergency room by ambulance. The pain began six hours ago and has become more severe over the past hour prompting him to call emergency services. He describes the pain as retro-sternal, pressure-like, and radiate to left shoulder. He endorses some mild dyspnea and nausea accompanying the pain. He has also noted intermittent palpitations since last evening. He has a past medical history of hypertension (not currently under treatment) and tobacco use of 2 packs per day of cigarettes for the past 35 year