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Case Reports
. 2017 Apr-Jun;29(2):127-128.
doi: 10.4103/tcmj.tcmj_26_17.

Type B Wellens' syndrome: Electrocardiogram patterns that clinicians should be aware of

Yin-Chou Hsu  1 , Chih-Wei Hsu  1 , Tien-Chang Chen  1
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Case Reports

Type B Wellens' syndrome: Electrocardiogram patterns that clinicians should be aware of

Yin-Chou Hsu et al. Tzu Chi Med J. 2017 Apr-Jun.
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Figure 1
(a) Initial 12-lead electrocardiogram revealing biphasic T-waves in leads V2 and V3. (b) Follow-up electrocardiogram record 30 min later revealing normal sinus rhythm without ST-T segment abnormality. (c) Cardiac catheterization demonstrating 95% stenosis of the proximal left anterior descending artery (arrow). (d) A bare-metal stent was placed successfully with improvement of the left anterior descending artery stenosis
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