Extended Abstract
When wellena's syndrome meets brugada phenocopy
Author(s): Asma Murtaza*
Wellens' syndrome, or ?Widow Maker?, is referred to as a
pre-infarction syndrome with non-classical ischemic
electrocardiographic (ECG) changes and unremarkable cardiac
biomarkers. This syndrome should not be missed by the
clinicians as delay in urgent coronary intervention can result in
anterior wall myocardial infarction (MI), arrhythmias, left
ventricular dysfunction and death. It can be predicted by
patient's history and ECG changes. Thus, physicians and health
care providers should be familiar with the electrocardiographic
manifestations of Wellens' Syndrome. Here, we describe a case
of middle aged male patient presenting with history of typical
chest pain with slightly elevated blood pressure (BP) with an
initial ECG showing Brugada pattern, patient was admitted and
started with antiplatelets, anti-ischemic and anticoagulant
followed by serial ECGs but after 10 hours .. View More»