Male, 57 years old. He is asymptomatic and does not use medi | Figure 1

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Male, 57 years old. He is asymptomatic and does not use medications. The patient was a smoker for 23 years, but stopped smoking 5 years ago. He is interested in knowing the result of ECG and chest X-ray. What alterations in these exams?

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