A 66-year-old patient is admitted to the critical care unit with a diagnosis of acute inferior MI
A 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) is done to validate the area of infarction. For the above patient, which leads on the ECG would correlate with an inferior wall MI?
a. II, III, aVF
b. V5 to V6, I, aVL
c. V2 to V4
d. V1 to V2
A
Inferior infarctions are manifested by electrocardiographic (ECG) changes in leads II, III, and aVF. Lateral wall infarctions are manifested by ECG changes in leads V5 to V6, I, and aVL. Anterior wall infarctions are manifested by ECG changes in leads V2 to V4 . Posterior wall infarctions are manifested by ECG changes in leads V1 to V2 .
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