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Wellens' syndrome in a female patient presenting to emergency room after resolving exercise-induced chest pain.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20635588     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Wellens' syndrome, also known as the left anterior descending (LAD) coronary T wave syndrome, is a potentially under-recognized syndrome in emergency room, which can have potentially fatal consequences. It usually consists of typical electrocardiography (ECG) finding in precordial leads that represents significant stenosis of the proximal LAD. Although the syndrome is not included in indications for primary percutaneous coronary intervention (patients with typical ECG findings are usually pain free at the time of recording), every patient with suspicion of typical Wellens' syndrome should be seen by interventional cardiologist and considered for emergency cardiac catheterization. A case is reported of a patient with no previous medical history of coronary disease and with only one risk factor for cardiovascular disease that presented to emergency room with typical Wellens' syndrome.
Authors:
Kresimir Stambuk; Nikola Pavlović; Sime Manola; Tomislav Krcmar; Hrvoje Pintarić; Diana Delić-Brkljacić
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Acta clinica Croatica     Volume:  49     ISSN:  0353-9466     ISO Abbreviation:  Acta Clin Croat     Publication Date:  2010 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-07-19     Completed Date:  2010-08-24     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9425483     Medline TA:  Acta Clin Croat     Country:  Croatia    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  73-6     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiology, University Department of Medicine, Sestre milosrdnice University Hospital, Zagreb, Croatia.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Chest Pain / etiology*
Coronary Angiography
Coronary Stenosis / complications,  diagnosis*,  radiography
Electrocardiography*
Exercise*
Female
Humans
Syndrome

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