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Olgu Sunumu: Wellen Sendromu

Case Report: Wellen's Syndrome

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Abstract (2. Language): 
Wellens' syndrome describes a characteristic pattern of ECG T-wave changes in association with critical narrowing of the left anterior descending coronary artery. Failure to diagnose this condition, with subsequent inappropriate management, may have fatal consequences. We report the case of a 55 year old male patient without any known cardiac disease with an ECG that demonstrates the classic Wellen's T-waves that was unrecognized. One week later he came to emergency department complaining severe chest pain. His ECG findings appropriate with anterior myocardial infarction which was treated with primary percutaneous intervention. This case highlights the importance of recognizing this kind of changes because patients with Wellens' syndrome are at high risk for the development of extensive myocardial infarction of the anterior wall and death
Abstract (Original Language): 
Wellen sendromu aralıklı göğüs ağrısı olan bir hastada ağrısız periyodlarda gözlemlenen T dalga değişiklikleriyle karakterize bir klinik durumdur. Bu bulgu yakın bir zaman¬da anterior miyokard infarktüsüne (MI) sebep olacak olan sol ön inen arter (LAD) proksimalindeki kritik derecede bir darlığın varlığına işaret eder. Biz bilinen kardiyak bir hasta¬lığı olmayan 55 yaşında erkek hastanın EKG'sindeki klasik Wellens T dalgalarının varlığı sonrasında gelişen akut ante¬rior MI olgusunu sunmaktayız. Hasta bir hafta önce göğüs ağrısı şikayetiyle bir dış merkeze başvurmuş ve EKG'sinde anormal T dalgaları saptanmıştır. Serum kardiyak belirteç¬leri normal düzeyde bulunmuştur. Şikayetleri gerileyen has¬ta kardiyoloji poliklinik kontrolü önerilerek taburcu edilmiş¬tir. Bir hafta sonra acil servisimize göğüs ağrısı ve anterior MI ile uyumlu EKG bulgularıyla başvuran hasta, ivedilikle kateter laboratuvarına alınarak LAD proksimalindeki %99 darlığa primer perkütan girişim uygulanmıştır. Eğer Wel-lens'in T dalga değişiklikleri önceden fark edilebilseydi an-terior MI önlenebilirdi.
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