30th July 2020

A 65-year-old man presents to the Emergency Department with central crushing chest pain that began 30 minutes ago

A 65-year-old man presents to the Emergency Department with central crushing chest pain that began 30 minutes ago. Aside from hypertension, for which he takes ramipril 10mg od, he has no significant past medical history. The paramedics have administered aspirin and adequate pain relief. Diagnosis of STEMI has been confirmed. He is haemodynamically stable. The wait for PCI is currently 3 hours. 

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