USEFULNESS OF ST-SEGMENT ELEVATION IN LEAD-III EXCEEDING THAT OF LEAD-II FOR IDENTIFYING THE LOCATION OF THE TOTALLY OCCLUDED CORONARY-ARTERY IN INFERIOR WALL MYOCARDIAL-INFARCTION

Authors
ZIMETBAUM PJ KRISHNAN S GOLD A CARROZZA JP JOSEPHSON ME
Citation
Pj. Zimetbaum et al., USEFULNESS OF ST-SEGMENT ELEVATION IN LEAD-III EXCEEDING THAT OF LEAD-II FOR IDENTIFYING THE LOCATION OF THE TOTALLY OCCLUDED CORONARY-ARTERY IN INFERIOR WALL MYOCARDIAL-INFARCTION, The American journal of cardiology, 81(7), 1998, pp. 918
Citations number
4
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiac & Cardiovascular System
Journal title
The American journal of cardiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00029149
Volume
81
Issue
7
Year of publication
1998
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-9149(1998)81:7<918:UOSEIL>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
The presence of ST-segment elevation in lead III exceeding that of lea d II, particularly if combined with ST elevation in lead V-1, proved t o be a powerful marker for occlusion of the proximal or midportion of the right coronary artery. These findings helped to determine the exte nt of myocardium at risk in inferior wall myocardial infarction and ma y further guide the decision to administer thrombolytics.