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Corey Heitz is an emergency physician in Roanoke, Virginia. He is also the CME editor for Academic Emergency Medicine. He is also the CME editor for Academic Emergency Medicine. Case: You are working a shift in your local community emergencydepartment (ED) when a 47-year-old male presents with chest pain.
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