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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|150px|Serial ECGs. "Baseline" (top). Current (bottom) two years later; Wellens' warning.]]
[[File:Wellens' warning.png|thumb|150px|69-year-old black male; no chest pain; troponin 0.17 ng/mL. "Baseline" (top). Current (bottom) two years later; Wellens' warning.]]
[[File:Before-and-After copy.gif|thumb|150px|Coronary angiogram showing a tight, critical stenosis (95%) in the proximal left anterior descending coronary artery (left); After placement of a bare-metal stent (right). Wellens' warning.]]
[[File:Before-and-After copy.gif|thumb|150px|Coronary angiogram showing a tight, critical stenosis (95%) in the proximal left anterior descending coronary artery (left); After placement of a bare-metal stent (right). Wellens' warning.]]


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