If the finding on an ECG is “septal infarct, age undetermined,” it means that the patient possibly had a heart attack at an undetermined time in the past. Septal infarct is a patch of dead, dying, or ...

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. After ...

In recent years, there has been an explosion in technology in terms of our ability to image both the heart and the brain with higher resolution to detect structure, ischemia, early infarct, ...

The posterior wall demonstrates ECG changes the opposite of other myocardial segments due to the location; thus, instead of ST segment elevation, a posterior myocardial infarction is characterized by ...

Normal sinus rhythm Inferior ST segment elevation myocardial infarction Posterior myocardial infarction Left atrial enlargement A posterior wall MI frequently occurs along with an inferior wall MI due ...

Classic changes of ischemia may be described or explained as follows: 1. ST-segment elevations or depressions that are usually localized (but may be diffuse) and may be associated with such T-wave ...

If you are a nurse, doctor or other medical professional that deals with cardiac issues or ECG readings, you owe it to yourself and your patients to take an EKG interpretation course. An EKG ...

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. After ...