Key result
A 33-year-old man presented to the emergency clinic with sudden cardiac arrest as a manifestation of Wellens syndrome.
Case Report (n=1)
Wellens syndrome, typically characterized by specific ECG changes and anginal pain, can present as sudden cardiac arrest in young patients.
Cardiac arrest may herald Wellens syndrome even in young adults; leaves open whether this presentation is exceptional or underrecognized.
Wellens syndrome is characterised by changes in electrocardiogram precordial lead T-waves accompanied by proximal stenosis of the left anterior descending artery. Diagnostic criteria include T-wave changes plus a history of anginal chest pain without serum marker abnormalities, with significant ST-segment elevation and lack of Q waves. Wellens syndrome results in anterior wall acute myocardial infarction and cardiac death. We describe the case of a 33-year-old man who presented to the emergency clinic with cardiac arrest.
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Yumrutepe et al. (2020) conducted a case report in Wellens syndrome (n=1). Wellens syndrome was evaluated. A 33-year-old man presented to the emergency clinic with sudden cardiac arrest as a manifestation of Wellens syndrome.
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