Atypical chest pain and sporadic dyspnea
Teaching Case Visit Teaching Case
Case presentation:
- Male.
- 69 y.o.
- Presents with atypical chest pain and sporadic dyspnea.
- He is a previous smoker, has overweight and dyslipemia.
- He is on calcium channel blockers and statins.
- He has a history of moderate-to-severe aortic stenosis.
Teaching points:
- Artifacts should be recognized before interpreting a study.
- Motion artifacts are common and can be corrected with appropriate software.
- However, in some cases a repeat study is needed.