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Wellens' syndrome

Wellens' syndrome proper noun: an electrocardiographic manifestation of critical proximal left anterior descending (LAD) coronary artery stenosis in patients with unstable angina.

Proper noun

Wellens' syndrome

  1. An electrocardiographic manifestation of critical proximal left anterior descending (LAD) coronary artery stenosis in patients with unstable angina.
    Synonyms:
    Wellens' sign

Synonyms of Wellens' syndrome

Origin of Wellens' syndrome

First described by Hein J. J. Wellens and colleagues in 1982.

Questions about Wellens' syndrome

What does Wellens' syndrome mean?
Wellens' syndrome means an electrocardiographic manifestation of critical proximal left anterior descending (LAD) coronary artery stenosis in patients with unstable angina.
What part of speech is Wellens' syndrome?
Wellens' syndrome is a proper noun.

Words near Wellens' syndrome in the dictionary

  1. welldone
  2. Welldons
  3. welled
  4. welled up
  5. Wellens' sign
  6. Wellens' syndrome
  7. Wellentheorie
  8. weller
  9. Wellerian
  10. wellerism
  11. wellerisms

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