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Table 1 Frequency of demographical data, risk factors for developing ACS, ACS type prentation, patients who fulfilled Wellens syndrome criteria and types of Wellens syndrome

From: Wellens Syndrome: prevalence, risk factors and coronary angiographic variation. A cross-sectional study

Parameter

Data

Frequency (out of 120)

Percentage (out of total)

Gender

Male

70

58.30%

Female

50

41.70%

Age

20–29 years

3

2.50%

30–39 years

5

4.20%

40–49 years

22

18.30%

50–59 years

31

25.80%

60–69 years

29

24.20%

70–79 years

30

25%

Risk factors

Hypertension

55

46%

Diabetes

54

45%

Hyperlipidemia

17

14.20%

Family history of coronary artery disease

37

30.80%

Previous coronary artery disease

16

13.30%

Chronic kidney disease

1

0.80%

Smoking

27

22.50%

Acute coronary syndrome presentation

STEMI

51

42.50%

NSTEMI

41

34.20%

Unstable angina

28

23.30%

Wellens syndrome criteria fulfilled

Yes

18

15%

No

102

85%

Type of Wellens syndrome

Type A (biphasic T wave in V2-V3)

10

6.70% (55.6% of Wellens)

Type B (inverted T wave in V2-V3)

8

8.30% (44.4% of Wellens)