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Figure 1. Posterolateral (posterior, inferobasal) transmural ischemia causes reciprocal ST-segment depressions in V1–V3 (ocasionally V4). Leads V7–V9 must be placed to reveal the ST-segment elevations.

Klinische Elektrokardiographie und EKG-Interpretation

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Figure 7. The heart's main electrical vectors seen from the horizontal plane. V1 and V5 are exploring electrodes and the reference is composed of the average of the electrodes placed on the limbs (this reference is called Wilson's central terminal). Inspired by MacFarlane et al (Springer, Comprehensive Electrocardiology, 2010).

Characteristics of the Normal ECG

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