ECG Case 015
Middle aged patient presenting with central chest pain. Posterior leads V7-9. What does the ECG show?

Describe and interpret this ECG
ECG ANSWER and INTERPRETATION
This is the same patient from ECG 014
Posterior leads confirm the presence of posterior wall infarction by demonstrating typical STEMI morphology:
- ST elevation in V7-9
- Q waves in V7-9
- Inversion of the terminal portion of the T wave (“U wave inversion“) in V7-9
References
Further Reading
- Wiesbauer F, Kühn P. ECG Mastery: Yellow Belt online course. Understand ECG basics. Medmastery
- Wiesbauer F, Kühn P. ECG Mastery: Blue Belt online course: Become an ECG expert. Medmastery
- Kühn P, Houghton A. ECG Mastery: Black Belt Workshop. Advanced ECG interpretation. Medmastery
- Rawshani A. Clinical ECG Interpretation ECG Waves
- Smith SW. Dr Smith’s ECG blog.
- Wiesbauer F. Little Black Book of ECG Secrets. Medmastery PDF
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