A case report on : Wellens syndrome- The widow maker
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Wellens syndrome refers to typical clinical electrophysiological presentation in patient with critical LAD stenosis . This rare entity is often missed if unrecognized and has considerable implications due to critical stenosis associated with it. It is also knwon as “The Widow Maker”. It is further divided into Type A and B, type A is recognized by biphasic T-waves in leads V2 and V3, while Type B is characterized by deeply symmetrical T-wave inversions in leads V2 and V3, often including leads V1 and V4 and sometimes leads V5 and V6 . It is important to recognize this as symptoms are intermittent and often do not correlate with clinical severity. PCI is the management of choice. Here we present a case of Wellens syndrome who presented in our Institute with typical history found associated with it.
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