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A Concise History of the ECG: Difference between revisions
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'''1982''' Hein J. J. Wellens et al first described two electrocardiographic patterns that were predictive of tight, critical stenosis of the proximal left anterior descending (LAD) coronary artery and were subsequently termed Wellens' syndrome. <cite>Wellens</cite> | '''1982''' Hein J. J. Wellens et al first described two electrocardiographic patterns that were predictive of tight, critical stenosis of the proximal left anterior descending (LAD) coronary artery and were subsequently termed Wellens' syndrome. <cite>Wellens</cite> | ||
[[File:Wellens' warning.png|thumb| | [[File:Wellens' warning.png|thumb|300px|Serial ECGs. "Baseline" (top). Current (bottom) two years later; Wellens' warning.]] | ||
[[File:Before-and-After copy.gif|thumb|300px|Coronary angiogram showing a tight, critical stenosis in the proximal left anterior descending coronary artery (left); After placement of a bare-metal stent (right). Wellens' warning.]] | |||
'''1988''' Professor John Pope Boineau of Washington University School of Medicine publishes a 30-year perspective on the modern history of electrocardiography. <cite>Boineau</cite> | '''1988''' Professor John Pope Boineau of Washington University School of Medicine publishes a 30-year perspective on the modern history of electrocardiography. <cite>Boineau</cite> | ||