Chest pain with Wellens' Syndrome and impending myocardial infarction: A case report

Background: Wellens' syndrome (WS) is characterized by a biphasic or deeply inverted T wave appearing in both leads V2 and V3 of an electrocardiogram (ECG) with angina, indicating critical stenosis of the proximal part of the left anterior descending (LAD) artery. When managing patients with ch...

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Published in:	JEM Reports
Main Authors:	Youngjin Park, Xiaoli Liu, Wenlong Liu, Chun Wang
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2023-03-01
Subjects:	Wellens' syndrome Unstable angina Coronary artery stenosis Non-ST-Segment elevation myocardial infarction Case report
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2773232023000032

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