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This part of the heart muscle lies on the diaphragm and is supplied of blood bij the right coronary artery (RCA) in 8% of patients. In the remaing 20% the inferior wall is supplied by the ramus circumflexus(RCX). | This part of the heart muscle lies on the diaphragm and is supplied of blood bij the right coronary artery (RCA) in 8% of patients. In the remaing 20% the inferior wall is supplied by the ramus circumflexus(RCX). | ||
An occlusion of the RCA can be distinguished of a RCX occulsuion on the ECG: in a RCA occlusion, there is ST depression in I and AvL and the ST-elevation is higher in III than in II. If the elevation is higher in II, suspect a RCX occlusion. | An occlusion of the RCA can be distinguished of a RCX occulsuion on the ECG: in a RCA occlusion, there is ST depression in I and AvL and the ST-elevation is higher in III than in II. If the elevation is higher in II, suspect a RCX occlusion. | ||
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==Examples== | ==Examples== | ||
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Image:AMI_inferior.jpg|A typical example of an inferior wall infarction.]] | |||
Image:Ami0004.jpg|Inferior-posterior MI due to RCA occlusion | Image:Ami0004.jpg|Inferior-posterior MI due to RCA occlusion | ||
Image:Ami0011.jpg|Inferior MI due to RCA occlusion | Image:Ami0011.jpg|Inferior MI due to RCA occlusion | ||