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Am J Cardiol. 1997 Aug 15;80(4):508-9. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9149(97)00404-9.

Value of leads V7-V9 in diagnosing posterior wall acute myocardial infarction and other causes of tall R waves in V1-V2.

The American journal of cardiology

R E Casas, H J Marriott, D L Glancy

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  1. St. Francis Hospital, Evanston, and Loyola University, Chicago, Illinois, USA.

PMID: 9285667 DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(97)00404-9

Abstract

Left posterolateral chest leads (V7, V8, V9) helped distinguish the multiple causes of tall R waves in V1 and/or V2, diagnosed true posterior myocardial infarction when standard leads did not, and identified the presence or absence of posterior injury in patients with inferior infarction.

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