This guy's ECG was borderline for meeting those criteria. The ECG dilemma How could we have figured this out? The ECG has some good Q waves in V1-V3, which is consistent with an OLD anteroseptal MI.

However, EKG results can sometimes be misleading. The signs of a septal infarct may appear even when there is not one, especially if the EKG leads are not placed correctly.

There are Q waves in the inferior leads and in leads V1-V4 (anteroseptal leads). This indicates an infarction, possibly old. What is concerning about this ECG tracing are the ST segments. There is ...

I went into my patient portal and reviewed the EKG, and to my surprise, it stated that there was an infarction in the septum.

Septal infarct is a patch of dead or decaying tissue on the septum, the wall that separates the ventricles of your heart. This condition is usually caused by a heart attack. Learn about septal ...

Note: ECG = electrocardiography, LAD = left anterior descending artery, STEMI = ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. These cases raise several questions: Are these true syndromes or simply ECG ...

A 74-year-old man with a history of a myocardial infarction has sudden palpitations and presyncope for which he calls emergency medical services.

This review focuses on the initial presentation and in-hospital management of acute myocardial infarction, including selection of a management strategy and options for antithrombotic therapy.

Q: I am a 79-year-old man in relatively good health. I don’t take any medications. I recently visited a cardiologist regarding some heart palpitations that I have been experiencing. After a ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 79-year-old man in relatively good health. I don’t take any medications. I recently visited a cardiologist regarding some heart palpitations that I have been experiencing ...