De Winter Pattern Caused by a Large Diagonal Branch Culprit Lesion

J Invasive Cardiol. 2021 Mar;33(3):E230.

Abstract

A 70-year-old man was referred to the emergency department for an episode of ongoing chest pain during physical activity. Urgent coronary angiogram revealed a 75% stenosis in the left anterior descending coronary artery and a total occlusion of a large diagonal branch. Both stenoses were treated successfully with percutaneous coronary intervention. After reperfusion, the ECG showed a "De Winter" pattern, which was the ECG expression of a culprit lesion located in a large diagonal branch rather than in the left anterior descending.

Keywords: cardiac imaging; electrocardiography; percutaneous coronary intervention.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Chest Pain / diagnosis
  • Chest Pain / etiology
  • Coronary Angiography
  • Coronary Vessels / diagnostic imaging
  • Coronary Vessels / surgery
  • Electrocardiography*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Percutaneous Coronary Intervention*