Arq. Bras. Cardiol. 2021; 116(2): 363-366
Radiologic-Electrocardiography Correlation in Wellens Syndrome
Eduardo Kaiser Ururahy Nunes Fonseca
, Nevelton Heringer Filho
, Marcelo L. Montemor
, Luiz Francisco Rodrigues de Ávila, Carlos Eduardo Rochitte
Wellens Syndrome, also known as “Anterior Descending Coronary T-wave syndrome”, was described in 1982 by Dr. Henrick Joan Joost (Hein) Wellens, a Dutch physician who also contributed to the characterization of the reentry mechanism in Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome (WPWS).
Originally described during hospital admission (60% at admission and 40% at the follow-up) of patients with unstable angina, it was characterized by the occurrence of 2 electrocardiographic patterns, with pattern A in 25% of patients and B in 75% of patients.
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Radiologic-Electrocardiography Correlation in Wellens Syndrome
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