posterior wall myocardial infarction (MI)
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Diagnostic procedures
- electrocardiogram (ECG):
- ST segment elevation may or may not be present
- tall R in leads V2-V4 & ST segment depression in leads V1-V4[1][2]
More general terms
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 15, 16, 17, 18, 19. American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2009, 2012, 2015, 2018, 2022.
Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 19 Board Basics. An Enhancement to MKSAP19. American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2022 - ↑ 2.0 2.1 Zimetbaum PJ, Josephson ME. Use of the Electrocardiogram in Acute Myocardial Infarction N Engl J Med 2003;348:933-40. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12621138 https://www.nejm.org/doi/pdf/10.1056/NEJMra022700