The CardioGuide HF app from Abbott will show patients their pulmonary artery pressure trends and deliver medication instructions set by their care teams.
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An Elderly Man with Worsening Chest Pressure
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Patient describes worsening chest pain for 2 years; also easy bruising, bleeding. Follow ED exam on video. What's your diagnosis?
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An 87-y/o man is seen in the ED for severe acute chest pain. PMH: 2y of intermittent worsening chest pain at rest; PAD w/ femoral artery bypass; aortic stenosis; no known coronary disease. Easy bleeding; recent derm procedure paused for heavy bleeding. Awake, alert; no pain. Vital signs, WNL; normal ECG.
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