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Deeply Inverted and Biphasic T-Waves of Wellens’ Syndrome: A Characteristic Electrocardiographic Pattern Not To Forget
Wellens’ syndrome refers to specific electrocardiographic (ECG) abnormalities of deeply inverted T-waves in the precordial leads, mainly V1-V3, associated with critical stenosis of the proximal left anterior descending (LAD) coronary artery. Identifying this specific pattern on the electrocardiogram...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8920814/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35308768 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.22130 |
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author | Ghumman, Ghulam Mujtaba Yarlagadda, Swathi Dogra, Ratika Salman, Fnu |
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description | Wellens’ syndrome refers to specific electrocardiographic (ECG) abnormalities of deeply inverted T-waves in the precordial leads, mainly V1-V3, associated with critical stenosis of the proximal left anterior descending (LAD) coronary artery. Identifying this specific pattern on the electrocardiogram is important as emergent treatment can prevent life-threatening myocardial infarction. We present a case of Wellens’ syndrome that had a combination of inverted and biphasic T-waves patterns and where timely identification of the abnormal ECG pattern by the emergency physician and prompt intervention by the cardiology team prevented the development of myocardial infarction and hence permanent damage to the heart. |
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spelling | pubmed-89208142022-03-18 Deeply Inverted and Biphasic T-Waves of Wellens’ Syndrome: A Characteristic Electrocardiographic Pattern Not To Forget Ghumman, Ghulam Mujtaba Yarlagadda, Swathi Dogra, Ratika Salman, Fnu Cureus Cardiology Wellens’ syndrome refers to specific electrocardiographic (ECG) abnormalities of deeply inverted T-waves in the precordial leads, mainly V1-V3, associated with critical stenosis of the proximal left anterior descending (LAD) coronary artery. Identifying this specific pattern on the electrocardiogram is important as emergent treatment can prevent life-threatening myocardial infarction. We present a case of Wellens’ syndrome that had a combination of inverted and biphasic T-waves patterns and where timely identification of the abnormal ECG pattern by the emergency physician and prompt intervention by the cardiology team prevented the development of myocardial infarction and hence permanent damage to the heart. Cureus 2022-02-11 /pmc/articles/PMC8920814/ /pubmed/35308768 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.22130 Text en Copyright © 2022, Ghumman et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Cardiology Ghumman, Ghulam Mujtaba Yarlagadda, Swathi Dogra, Ratika Salman, Fnu Deeply Inverted and Biphasic T-Waves of Wellens’ Syndrome: A Characteristic Electrocardiographic Pattern Not To Forget |
title | Deeply Inverted and Biphasic T-Waves of Wellens’ Syndrome: A Characteristic Electrocardiographic Pattern Not To Forget |
title_full | Deeply Inverted and Biphasic T-Waves of Wellens’ Syndrome: A Characteristic Electrocardiographic Pattern Not To Forget |
title_fullStr | Deeply Inverted and Biphasic T-Waves of Wellens’ Syndrome: A Characteristic Electrocardiographic Pattern Not To Forget |
title_full_unstemmed | Deeply Inverted and Biphasic T-Waves of Wellens’ Syndrome: A Characteristic Electrocardiographic Pattern Not To Forget |
title_short | Deeply Inverted and Biphasic T-Waves of Wellens’ Syndrome: A Characteristic Electrocardiographic Pattern Not To Forget |
title_sort | deeply inverted and biphasic t-waves of wellens’ syndrome: a characteristic electrocardiographic pattern not to forget |
topic | Cardiology |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8920814/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35308768 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.22130 |
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