WELLENS SYNDROME

Course overview

WELLENS SYNDROME DESCRIBES AN ABNORMAL ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHIC (ECG) PATTERN, DEEPLY INVERTED T WAVES IN LEADS V2 AND V3, THAT ARE SECONDARY TO PROXIMAL LAD STENOSIS. PATIENTS OFTEN PRESENT TO THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT PAIN-FREE AND ELEVATED CARDIAC ENZYMES ARE USUALLY NORMAL OR ONLY SLIGHTLY ELEVATED. THIS ACTIVITY HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM HAS IN SUSPECTING WELLENS SYNDROME BASED ON ECG FINDINGS.