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11 unforgettable ECG patterns strongly suggestive of coronary occlusion #Diagnosis #Cardiology #EKG #ECG #Patterns #Coronary #Occlusion
unforgettable ECG ... Diagnosis #Cardiology #EKG ... #ECG #Patterns ... Coronary #Occlusion #Wellens ... DeWinter #Sgarbossa #STEMI
Wellen’s waves are biphasic with a tight positive, then negative deflection and evolve to become symmetrically
Wellen’s waves are ... Here’s classic Wellen ... @EM_RESUS #Wellens ... TWaves #biphasic #ECG ... #EKG #Electrocardiogram
Patterns of Ischemia T-Waves on ECG

However, there are more kinds of ischemia than just STEMI and
Ischemia T-Waves on ECG ... ischemia than just STEMI ... Diagnosis #Cardiology #ECG ... #EKG #NSTEMI #Ischemic ... TWaves #DeWinter #Wellens
Wellen's Syndrome 
Type A - Biphasic T wave 
Type B - Deeply inverted T wave
Wellen's Syndrome ... intervention #Wellens ... Types #Cardiology #EKG ... #ECG #Electrocardiogram
Wellens Syndrome on EKG
Associated with a critical stenosis of the proximal LAD, suggestive of impending infarction
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Wellens Syndrome ... on EKG Associated ... Team @FOAMfrat #Wellens ... #Syndrome #EKG ... #electrocardiogram
Wellens' Syndrome on ECG

A 66-year-old man with hypertension and hyperlipidemia presents after an episode of severe
Wellens' Syndrome ... on ECG A 66- ... A 12-lead ECG is ... #Wellens #Syndrom ... #ECG #EKG #Electrocardiogram
Wellens' Sign: LAD-T Wave Inversion 
Life threatening T wave inversions in precordial leads. Often V2-V3 
Specific
Wellens' Sign: LAD-T ... Serial EKGS in pts ... #Wellens #Sign # ... EKG #ECG #Electrocardiogram
STEMI Equivalents on ECG
 • Conventional STEMI - Elevation of ST segment at (or 40-60 ms
STEMI Equivalents ... ratio > 1 in V2 • Wellens ... chest pain • Wellens ... #EKG #diagnosis ... differential #cardiology #electrocardiogram
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
new/old infarct STEMI ... • DDx: Acute STEMI ... STE in avR - Wellen's ... #EKG #diagnosis ... #electrocardiogram
Benign T-wave Inversion (BTWI) vs. Wellens'
 • Usually in leads V3-V6 (vs. V2-V4 in Wellens'), but
Wellens' • Usually ... V2-V4 in Wellens ... ever-evolving T-waves in Wellens ... Inversion #BTWI #EKG ... #cardiology #electrocardiogram