Middle aged patient presenting with central chest pain. Posterior leads V7-9. What does the ECG show?
Describe and interpret this ECG
ECG ANSWER and INTERPRETATION
This is the same patient from ECG 014
Posterior leads confirm the presence of posterior wall infarction by demonstrating typical STEMI morphology:
- ST elevation in V7-9
- Q waves in V7-9
- Inversion of the terminal portion of the T wave (“U wave inversion“) in V7-9
CLINICAL PEARLS
How To Record Posterior Leads
Simply move the V4-6 electrodes around to the back in the same horizontal plane as V6. Annotate the ECG accordingly.
Approximate positions for V7-9 are:
- V7 – left posterior axillary line
- V8 – tip of left scapula
- V9 – left paraspinal region
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