EKGECG Interpretation: Everything you Need to Know about the 12 - Lead ECGEKG Interpretation and How to Diagnose and Treat Arrhythmias by David Andersson

Author:David Andersson [Andersson, David]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Medical Creations
Published: 2016-10-09T16:00:00+00:00

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De Winter’s T waves

This rhythm gets its name from de Winter and Wellens, who observed it among patients with acute LAD blockages. It is now known that this ECG pattern can predict the condition quite accurately.

This is an anterior STEMI equivalent, but without an apparent elevation of the ST segments.

The most noticeable features are peaked and symmetrical T waves and depressed ST segments in the precordial leads. The ST depression measures greater than 1 mm at the J-point, and 0.5 – 1 mm in aVR. There is no ST elevation in the precordial leads.

Treatment

When a patient has De Winter’s T waves, it means that he/she is

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