Wellens Syndrome. An electrocardiogram to consider.

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Enrique Chicote Álvarez

Abstract


A 49-year-old patient who comes to the Emergency Department due to symptoms of unstable angina. An electrocardiogram shows biphasic T waves in V1-V3, subsequently becoming negative. Electrocardiogram was subjective of Wellens Syndrome. A coronary angiography was performed with a finding of a critical lesion in the proximal anterior descending artery.



 

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Chicote Álvarez E. Wellens Syndrome. An electrocardiogram to consider. Rev Arg de Ter Int. [Internet]. 2023 Aug. 8 [cited 2024 Nov. 23];40(julio). Available from: https://revista.sati.org.ar/index.php/MI/article/view/833
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Imágenes en Medicina Intensiva
Author Biography

Enrique Chicote Álvarez, Servicio de Medicina Intensiva. Hospital San Pedro. Logroño (La Rioja, España)

Facultativo Especialista de Área en Medicina Intensiva en Hospital Nuestra Señora de Gracia (Zaragoza)

References

Cardona-VélezJ, Ceballos-Naranjo L, Torres-Soto S. Síndrome de Wellens: mucho más que una onda T. Arch Cardio Mex 2018; 88(1):64-7.