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ArticleAnnals of noninvasive electrocardiology : the official journal of the International Society for Holter and Noninvasive Electrocardiology, Inc2025

Reconsidering Electrocardiographic Predictors of Culprit Coronary Artery Occlusion in NSTEMI Patients.

Mucahit Yetim, Ömer Burak Çelik, Macit Kalçık

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Article in Annals of noninvasive electrocardiology : the official journal of the International Society for Holter and Noninvasive Electrocardiology, Inc, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. Reconsidering Electrocardiographic Predictors of Culprit Coronary Artery Occlusion in NSTEMI Patients.Annals of noninvasive electrocardiology : the official journal of the International Society for Holter and Noninvasive Electrocardiology, Inc · 2025
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3 authors.

Mucahit YetimDepartment of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Hitit University, Corum, Turkey.
Ömer Burak ÇelikDepartment of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Hitit University, Corum, Turkey.
Macit KalçıkDepartment of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Hitit University, Corum, Turkey.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This letter provides a critical appraisal of the study by Wei et al. on clinical and electrocardiographic predictors of left circumflex artery occlusion in NSTEMI patients. While the authors identified STV5 + STV6 ≥ 2.5 mm and T-wave imbalance as potential markers, concerns remain regarding the single-center, retrospective design, limited sensitivity of ECG findings, and the lack of significant differences in clinical outcomes. Prior meta-analyses suggest a higher risk in patients with occluded culprit arteries, highlighting inconsistencies with the present study. Future research should employ multicenter prospective designs and advanced diagnostic modalities, including posterior ECG leads and artificial intelligence-based analysis, to improve detection and risk stratification of culprit LCX occlusion in NSTEMI.

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Coronary OcclusionElectrocardiographyNon-ST Elevated Myocardial InfarctionHumansPredictive Value of Testsacute total occlusionelectrocardiographyleft circumflex arterynon‐ST‐elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI)

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PMID40931457
PMCPMC12423107

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