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Wellen's Syndrome 
Type A - Biphasic T wave 
Type B - Deeply inverted T wave
Wellen's Syndrome ... intervention #Wellens ... #TypeB #Classification ... #EKG #ECG #Electrocardiogram ... #Diagnosis
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
There are two patterns of T-wave abnormality in Wellens’ syndrome:
-Type A = Biphasic, with initial positivity
abnormality in Wellens ... 75% of cases) #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #ECG ... #EKG #Wellens # ... #TypeB
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 ... #ecg #cardiology
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 ... Specific for critical ... #Wellens #Sign # ... EKG #ECG #Electrocardiogram ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Mobitz Type I (Wenckebach Phenomenon) 2nd Degree AV Block on EKG
 • P-R interval gradually increases
Degree AV Block on EKG ... to 6:5 in this ECG ... #cardiology #EKG ... #ECG #Electrocardiogram ... #labeled #clinical
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 ... #ECG #diagnosis
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
= Biomarkers + ECG ... STE in avR - Wellen's ... #Ischemia #ECG ... #EKG #diagnosis ... #electrocardiogram
STEMI Equivalents on ECG
 • Conventional STEMI - Elevation of ST segment at (or 40-60 ms
Equivalents on ECG ... ratio > 1 in V2 • Wellens ... chest pain • Wellens ... #Equivalents #ECG ... #EKG #diagnosis