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Basic STEMI localisation

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Lead Groups

Once you know the lead directions, you can also group the leads into anatomical regions of the heart. These groups are useful because conditions like myocardial infarction may affect all of the leads in a particular group (e.g. an inferior infarct may affect the inferior leads of the ECG).

Inferior leads

Inferior leads include II, III and aVF

Septal leads

Septal leads include V1 and V2

Anterior leads

Anterior leads include V3 and V4.

Lateral leads

Lateral leads include V5, V6, I and aVL.

Variations

References

This is a library of 2323 free, open access, re-usable ECGs from across the web.

Where did they come from?

These ECGs were collected from Free Open Access Medical Education (#FOAMed) blogs, with the permission of their authors. You can find out more about each ECG's source by clicking on it.

Why are they here?

This is an experiment in digital curation. The idea is to collect resources to increase awareness and accessibility. Over time, more ECGs in the collection will be tagged to make it easier to find them and reused in new interactive quizzes.

How can I use these ECGs?

You can use these ECGs for your own learning, teaching or research - as long as you abide by the terms of each ECG's copyright licence as stipulated by the original author.