What is ischemia of the heart?
Myocardial ischemia occurs when blood flow to your heart is reduced, preventing the heart muscle from receiving enough oxygen. The reduced blood flow is usually the result of a partial or complete blockage of your heart’s arteries (coronary arteries).
How is Wellen syndrome treated?
Patients with Wellens syndrome are to be treated as unstable angina. This includes aspirin, nitroglycerin, and pain control, if needed. Patients should be admitted to the hospital where serial cardiac markers and electrocardiograms should be followed.
Should I worry about ischemia?
You usually get ischemia because of a build-up or blockage in your arteries. What it feels like and how it affects you depends on where you get it. But it can lead to life-threatening problems like a heart attack or stroke.
What is the significance of biphasic T waves?
Tall T wave
What do T waves biphasic by ECG finding mean?
T Waves Biphasic by ECG Finding. An electrocardiographic finding of a T wave with both positive and negative components.
What does the T wave represent?
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What is T wave axis?
– U wave amplitude is usually < 1/3 T wave amplitude in same lead. – U wave direction is the same as T wave direction in that lead. – U waves are more prominent at slow heart rates and usually best seen in the right precordial leads. – Origin of the U wave is thought to be related to after depolarizations which interrupt or follow repolarization.