Recognizing Wellens’ syndrome, a warning sign of critical proximal LAD artery stenosis and impending anterior myocardial infarction

Recognizing Wellens’ syndrome, a warning sign of critical proximal LAD artery stenosis and impending anterior myocardial infarction

Wellens’ syndrome, also known as LAD coronary T-wave syndrome or the ‘widow maker’, is a pre-infarction syndrome with non-classical ischemic ECG changes and unremarkable cardiac biomarkers. This syndrome continues to be a ‘can't miss’ for the clinician as delay in urgent angiography and interve...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Laura Hollar, Owen Hartness, Tracey Doering
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2015-10-01
Series:Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives
Subjects:
left anterior descending artery
Wellen
anterior myocardial infarction
Ischemia
electrocardiogram
T-wave
Online Access:http://www.jchimp.net/index.php/jchimp/article/view/29384/pdf_100

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