ST changes in MI
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When understand the origin of the QRS as in the link I referred to you in my previous post we can understand why there's ST segment changes in MI.
When you have transmural infarction it will act like a window, so the EKG electrodes will look directly at the septal depolarization without the offset from the ventricular wall depolarization and that's why you have elevation.
In the case of the subendocardial infarction you don't have the positive deflection that originates from the inner layer of the myocardium and therefore you'll see depression.
When understand the origin of the QRS as in the link I referred to you in my previous post we can understand why there's ST segment changes in MI.
When you have transmural infarction it will act like a window, so the EKG electrodes will look directly at the septal depolarization without the offset from the ventricular wall depolarization and that's why you have elevation.
In the case of the subendocardial infarction you don't have the positive deflection that originates from the inner layer of the myocardium and therefore you'll see depression.
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