Electrocardiograms Do Not Detect Myocardial Ischemia in Patients With Williams Syndrome and Nonsyndromic Elastin Arteriopathy With Coronary Artery Stenosis

Coronary artery stenosis (CAS) may affect up to 27% of patients with Williams syndrome (WS), which may lead to myocardial ischemia. Patients with WS face a 25- to 100-fold greater risk of sudden cardiac death, frequently linked to anesthesia. Assessing CAS requires either imaging while under general anesthesia or intraoperative assessment, with the latter considered the gold standard. Our study aimed to identify electrocardiogram (ECG) markers of myocardial ischemia in patients with WS or nonsyndromic elastin arteriopathy and documented CAS.
Source: The American Journal of Cardiology - Category: Cardiology Authors: Source Type: research