Localizing Infarcts On a 12-Lead EKG

Look at the diagram: see how V1 & V2, which are in the middle of the EKG, also are in the “middle” of heart or “septum”. The anterior left ventricle, perfused by the . Left Anterior Descending (LAD) is seen by leads V2 (“septal overlap”) V3 & V4. Therefore, LAD . blockage causes an anterior wall MI. The septum perfused by both the ... ................
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