In inferior myocardial infarction, neither ST elevation in lead V1 nor ST depression in lead I are reliable findings for the diagnosis of right ventricular infarction

In the presence of inferior myocardial infarction (MI), ST depression (STD) in lead I has been claimed to be accurate for diagnosis of right ventricular (RV) MI. We sought to evaluate this claim and also whether ST Elevation (STE) in lead V1 would be helpful, with or without STD in V2.

Source: Journal of Electrocardiology - August 9, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Johanna E. Bischof, Christine I. Worrall, Stephen W. Smith Source Type: research