Myocardial edema underlies dynamic T-wave inversion (Wellens' ECG pattern) in patients with reversible left ventricular dysfunction

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 8, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1629-1634

  Migliore, Federico ^a   Zorzi, Alessandro ^a   Marra, Martina Perazzolo ^a   Basso, Cristina ^b   Corbetti, Francesco ^b   De Lazzari, Manuel ^a   Tarantini, Giuseppe ^a   Buja, Paolo ^a   Lacognata, Carmelo ^b   Thiene, Gaetano ^b   Corrado, Domenico ^a   Iliceto, Sabino ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADUA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Italy)

^b Department of Medico Diagnostic Sciences and Special Therapies ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Contrast enhanced cardiac magnetic resonance; Myocardial edema; T wave inversion; Wellens' syndrome

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTERY DISSECTION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHOLECYSTITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CORONARY ARTERY DISSECTION; ECG ABNORMALITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART EDEMA; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART MUSCLE; HUMAN; MALE; MYOCARDIAL BRIDGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT INTERVAL; QT PROLONGATION; REPOLARIZATION; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; T WAVE INVERSION; TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY; THORAX PAIN; WELLENS' SYNDROME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONTRAST MEDIA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EDEMA, CARDIAC; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SYNDROME; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 80053051563     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: 15563871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2011.04.035     Document Type: Article

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