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[[Image:heart_with_AL_infarct.png|thumb|Anterolateral infarct caused by occlusion of the LAD.]] | [[Image:heart_with_AL_infarct.png|thumb|Anterolateral infarct caused by occlusion of the LAD.]] | ||
Encomprises the anterior part of the heart and a part of the ventricular septum. Is supplied by blood by the LAD. | Encomprises the anterior part of the heart and a part of the ventricular septum. Is supplied by blood by the LAD. | ||
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Image:AMI_anterior.png|A typical example of an acute anterior wall infarction. ST elevation in leads I, AVL and V2-V5. Reciprocal depressions in the inferior leads (II,III,AVF) | Image:AMI_anterior.png|A typical example of an acute anterior wall infarction. ST elevation in leads I, AVL and V2-V5. Reciprocal depressions in the inferior leads (II,III,AVF) | ||
Image:ECG_VWI_2wk.jpg|A 2 weeks old anterior infarction with Q waves in V2-V4 and persisting ST elevation, a sign of formation of a [[Cardiac_Aneurysm|cardiac aneurysm]]. | |||
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