Transient Ischemic Stunning Visualized by Echocardiography Preceding a Wellens Pattern

2026/07/28 by Takakazu Kinugawa, Hiroki Matsuzoe, Sachiyo Iwata +2
Medicine · #Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics #Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias #ECG Monitoring and Analysis

paper · doi:10.1111/echo.70572

openalex publication_date 2026/07/28 · openalex created_date 2026/07/29 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/31

Abstract

Continuous echocardiography captured transient myocardial stunning before the appearance of a type-A Wellens ECG pattern. This case highlights the value of echocardiography for detecting transient myocardial ischemia before characteristic electrocardiographic changes become apparent.

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