The ‘widow maker’: Electrocardiogram features that should not be missed
Malaysian Family Physician
;
: 45-47, 2013.
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ABSTRACT
Patients with Wellen’s syndrome often present with chest pain and found to have specific precordial T-wave changes on the electrocardiogram (ECG). They subsequently develop a large anterior wall myocardial infarction. These specific electrocardiographic abnormalities are associated with critical stenosis of the proximal left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD). This syndrome is often under-recognised and has fatal consequences; it is, therefore, also known as the widow maker. We highlight a case of a 39-year old gentleman who had a history of coronary artery disease and typical ECG characteristics of Wellen’s syndrome.
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Chest Pain
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Electrocardiography
Language:
English
Journal:
Malaysian Family Physician
Year:
2013
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Article
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