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Case Report

Volume 8, Number 4, 2017, pages 165-168

A Novel Electrocardiographic Sign of an ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction-Equivalent: De Winter Syndrome

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Figure 1.
Figure 1. The 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) taken at the time of admission to the emergency department revealed upsloping ST-segment depression at the J point in leads V3-V6, with prominent T waves and slight ST-segment elevation evident in the aVR lead.
Figure 2.
Figure 2. A left coronary angiogram revealing a complete mid-left anterior descending (LAD) coronary artery occlusion (arrow).
Figure 3.
Figure 3. Blood flow was restored after percutaneous coronary intervention of the LAD coronary artery (arrow).
Figure 4.
Figure 4. An ECG taken after stent placement, showing complete resolution of the ST-T waves.