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{{Chapter|Myocardial Infarction}} | {{Chapter|Myocardial Infarction}} | ||
'''ST elevation in II, III and aVF''' | '''ST elevation in II, III and aVF''' | ||
[[image:V4R_occlusion.svg|thumb|ST elevation or depression in V4R can help in differentiating a RCA from a RCX occlusion.]] | |||
This part of the heart muscle lies on the diaphragm and is supplied of blood bij the right coronary artery (RCA) in 80% 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 80% of patients. In the remaing 20% the inferior wall is supplied by the ramus circumflexus(RCX). | ||