Cor Vasa 2022, 64(5):557-559 | DOI: 10.33678/cor.2022.019
(Wellens syndrome - description of the case)
- I. interní kardioangiologická klinika, Lékařská fakulta Univerzity Karlovy v Hradci Králové a Fakultní nemocnice Hradec Králové, Hradec Králové
Wellens syndrome is an electrocardiographic manifestation of a critical stenosis of the proximal left anterior descending coronary artery in patients with recent history of angina pectoris. Typical is normal or slightly elevated value of serum cardiac markers. We persent a case of 59-year-old man complaining of recurrent chest pain. The aim of our case report is to raise awareness of this electrocardiographic picture of a critical stenosis of the proximal left anterior descending artery.
Keywords: Angina pectoris, Selective coronarography, Wellens syndrome
Received: January 30, 2022; Revised: March 3, 2022; Accepted: March 4, 2022; Published: November 1, 2022 Show citation
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