A Rare Presentation of a Rare Entity: Wellens Syndrome with Subtle Terminal T Wave Changes
Joint Authors
Arisha, Mohammed J.
Hallak, Ahmad
Khan, Ahmad
Source
Case Reports in Emergency Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2019, Issue 2019 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2019-09-16
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Wellens syndrome is an electrocardiographic (ECG) pattern involving T waves in precordial leads that was first described in 1982 among a group of patients presenting with unstable angina suggestive of critical stenosis of the proximal left anterior descending (LAD) coronary.
It is crucial for emergency physicians and internists to be able to recognize these patterns, as they occur in the symptom-free periods and represent a pre-infarction state that needs early intervention.
Type A, which is characterized by biphasic T waves, mainly in V2 and V3, poses a significant challenge to recognize the pattern, and failure to do so can lead to devastating outcome.
We report a case of type A Wellens syndrome with subtle T wave changes that went unnoticed during the initial assessment and led to start off on a wrong foot.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Arisha, Mohammed J.& Hallak, Ahmad& Khan, Ahmad. 2019. A Rare Presentation of a Rare Entity: Wellens Syndrome with Subtle Terminal T Wave Changes. Case Reports in Emergency Medicine،Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1135890
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Arisha, Mohammed J.…[et al.]. A Rare Presentation of a Rare Entity: Wellens Syndrome with Subtle Terminal T Wave Changes. Case Reports in Emergency Medicine No. 2019 (2019), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1135890
American Medical Association (AMA)
Arisha, Mohammed J.& Hallak, Ahmad& Khan, Ahmad. A Rare Presentation of a Rare Entity: Wellens Syndrome with Subtle Terminal T Wave Changes. Case Reports in Emergency Medicine. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1135890
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1135890