Acute chest pain
Fig. 18.2 Risk classification in patients presenting to the emergency room with acute chest pain considered due to ishaemic heart disease (IHD). Myocardial infarction (MI) was suspected if the ECG…
Deep T wave inversion
Fig. 16.2 This ECG shows the classic ‘proximal LAD’ pattern. The patient is in sinus rhythm. There are good (probably normal sized) R waves throughout the ECG (i.e. there has…
ST elevation
Fig. 13.2 Why posterior wall infarction results in anterior lead ST depression. No lead looks directly at the posterior wall of the heart. Leads extended further round the chest (e.g….
QRS axis deviation
Fig. 10.2 Mechanism of axis deviation in partial left bundle damage. (a) Normal: current passes down the specialized conducting tissue, with the left ventricle dominating the axis, as this is…
