DEWINTER PATTERN

Course overview

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROMES ARE A MAJOR CAUSE OF MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY. EARLY DIAGNOSIS HAS A CENTRAL ROLE, AS TO ALLOW A TIMELY REPERFUSION STRATEGY. THE DE WINTER PATTERN CONSISTS OF AN ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHIC PATTERN WHICH, IN A PROPER SETTING, IS HIGHLY SUGGESTIVE OF ACUTE OCCLUSION OF THE LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING ARTERY. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WHO PRESENT WITH THE DE WINTER PATTERN AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN EVALUATING AND TREATING PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.