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Wellens Sign: Monography and Single Center Experience
Anamaria Avram1, Valentin Chioncel1, Alexandru Iancu2
1"Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania.
Maedica
|October 8, 2021
Summary
Wellens sign in acute coronary syndromes indicates significant myocardial risk, often involving the left anterior descending artery. This high-risk indicator may negate the need for standard risk scores in patient assessment.
Area of Science:
- Cardiology
- Internal Medicine
- Emergency Medicine
Background:
- Wellens syndrome, a pattern of electrocardiogram (ECG) changes, historically identified patients with unstable angina at high risk for myocardial infarction (MI).
- Its significance in the era of modern cardiac biomarkers like troponins for non-ST elevation acute coronary syndromes (NSTEACS) remains under-evaluated.
- This study aims to define the clinical implications of Wellens sign in a contemporary NSTEACS cohort.
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